Targeted killing by Israel

Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the second supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination in the 2026 Iran war. A member of the Khamenei family, he previously served as the third president of Iran from 1981 to 1989. He held the title Grand Ayatollah, and his tenure as supreme leader, spanning 36 years and six months, made him the longest-serving head of state in West Asia at the time of his death.

Leader of Hezbollah (1960-2024)

explosive device attacks in Lebanon and Syria

On 28 February 2026, Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader of Iran, was assassinated in Tehran as part of a series of Israeli airstrikes aimed at high-ranking Iranian officials. Khamenei's death was confirmed by the Iranian government on 1 March. His death occurred as part of a wider joint operation by the United States and Israel, using strategic locations intelligence from the US's Central Intelligence Agency to determine the whereabouts of several leaders. Satellite imagery suggested that Khamenei's residence in the city was severely damaged during the attack.

2024 Assassination of Hamas leader

senior leader of Hamas (1966-2024)

Lebanese Shia cleric and co-founder and Secretary General of Hezbollah (1952-1992)

Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon on 27 Sept. 2024

covert operation

Palestinian electrical and explosives engineer (1966-1996)

Iranian brigadier general (1961-2024)

Canadian artillery engineer, entrepreneur (1928–1990)

Palestinian military leader, founder of Fatah (1935–1988)

Palestinian journalist (1996–2025)

one of the leaders of Hezbollah (1961/1962–2024), Specially Designated Global Terrorist from 2013

Hamas leader (1959-2009)

2024 event in the Israel–Hamas war

one of the leaders of Hezbollah (1962–2024), Specially Designated Global Terrorist from 2019

Iranian general (1962)

Iranian general (1966–2024)

1973 battle between Israel in the PLO in Lebanon

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Palestinian freedom fighter (1951-1995)

Egyptian nuclear physicist (1932-1980)

Israeli airstrikes targeting top Houthi leaders in Sanaa

Iranian military officer (1964-2024)

2024 assassination of the deputy leader of Hamas

Lebanese terrorist (1970–2024)

Yemeni politician (1950–2025)

Hezbollah official (1964–2024)

2026 assassination

Official Spokesman for Al-Quds Brigades

Israeli airstrikes on 13 July 2024

Hezbollah militant

Israeli airstrike

Syrian General (1959-2008)

Lebanese journalist

2024 attack in Lebanon

Hezbollah commander of Iranian descent (1968–2025)

part of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Palestinian journalist

2025 killing of a Palestinian journalist and four of his colleagues by the IDF

2004 assassination of a Palestinian leader

Palestinian Terorist (1963-2006)

Israeli action in Lebanon

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Hamas militant (1974–2023)

yemeni military officer (born c. 1980s)

series of attacks against journalist

2024 Israeli drone attack in Dahieh, Beirut

Israeli airstrike

Palestinian Hamas commander (1972–2025)

military operation carried out by the Israel Defense Forces

assassination of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by the Israeli forces

2025 Israeli airstrike killing of a Palestinian militant

Yemeni journalist and politician

Palestinian militant leader of Hamas in Lebanon