Hamas leader Haniyeh

August 2, 2024 5:02 PM

Slain Hamas leader Haniyeh’s funeral held in Qatar, Israel is warned of revenge

The funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh took place in Qatar on Friday following his assassination two days ago in Iran's capital Tehran - one in a series of killings of senior figures in the Palestinian militant group as the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza rages. Mourners at the ceremony in a large mosque just north of the capital Doha included Khaled Meshaal, who is tipped to be the new Hamas leader. Other senior Hamas officials and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani also att...

Iranians mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh’s assassination

Iranians turned out to mourn Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Thursday, a day after he was assassinated in Iran's capital in an attack that has heightened fears of a direct conflict between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel. State TV broadcast live images of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leading prayers at Haniyeh's funeral at Tehran University, where thousands of mourners dressed in black chanted "Death to Israel" and "Death to America". His body will be flown to Qatar, where H...