NYT: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was Killed By Bomb Planted in Tehran Guesthouse Months Ago

This, from the New York Times, is pretty astonishing, if accurate:

Ismail Haniyeh, a top leader of Hamas, was assassinated on Wednesday by an explosive device covertly smuggled into the Tehran guesthouse where he was staying, according to seven Middle Eastern officials, including two Iranians, and an American official.

The bomb had been hidden approximately two months ago in the guesthouse, according to five of the Middle Eastern officials. The guesthouse is run and protected by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps and is part of a large compound, known as Neshat, in an upscale neighborhood of northern Tehran.

If Israel actually did pull it off in this manner, you have to think that there are a lot of terrorist leaders who are going to be sleeping a bit less soundly in their residences. You just love to see it.