Editorial: El País

• The assassination of the political leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniya, is a major blow to the organization and threatens to intensify conflict in the Middle East.
• Haniya, the man most hunted by Israeli intelligence, his death is damaging to the cease-fire negotiations in Gaza.
• The deaths of Haniya and Fuad Shukr, who also was under Iranian protection, are considered a dangerous escalation in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
• The possibility of relief for civilians in Gaza recedes in the wake of these actions.

Conclusion: Recent actions have escalated tensions in the region and moved away from the possibility of a peaceful solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, with Iran's growing influence in the situation.

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