State PCS PYQPrelims 2024

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 26

Where was the top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated on 31 July 2024, allegedly in an Israeli strike?

  1. Lebanon
  2. Palestine
  3. Iran
  4. Jordan
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Answer: (C) Iran

Explanation

Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran, Iran on 31 July 2024.

  • (A) Incorrect

    Wrong: he was not killed in Lebanon.

  • (B) Incorrect

    Wrong: he was not killed in Gaza/West Bank.

  • (C) Correct

    Correct: he was killed in Tehran after attending the Iranian president's inauguration.

  • (D) Incorrect

    Wrong: not Jordan.