Israel condemned for assassination of Hamas political chief
ISRAEL was widely condemned today for the assassination of the political head of Hamas in a rocket attack in Tehran.
The attack came hours after a top Hezbollah commander was killed in a bomb attack on Beirut.
The brazen murders in the capital cities of two nearby countries leave the Middle East on the brink of an all-out war and ceasefire talks over the fighting in Gaza in tatters.
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