DId Israel target Haniyeh to stop a ceasefire deal?

In the wake of the deaths of senior Hezbollah official Fuad Shukr and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy hosted a briefing for press on July 31, 2024, with Fromer-Wexler Senior Fellow Matthew Levitt and Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow Ghaith al-Omari to discuss the implications in the region and for the U.S. In this excerpt from the briefing, the Institute experts answered the question, "How do you respond to the allegation that Israel targeted Haniyeh to stop a ceasefire deal?"