Following the confirmation of the death of Haniyeh at his residence in the Iranian capital, Hamas blamed Israel and warned that his murder “will not go unpunished.”
Haniyeh and his bodyguard were killed early Wednesday in an attack on their residence located in the Iranian capital, according to a statement published by Sepah News, the official media outlet of the IRGC. The statement also said that the attack is being investigated and that the results will be announced at a later date.
The Palestinian Islamist group blamed Israel for the assassination of the political leader. In this regard, it said that “the assassination takes the war to a new level and will have enormous consequences throughout the region.”
“With this action, the criminal and terrorist Zionist regime has paved the way for harsh punishment, and we consider it our duty to seek revenge for his blood, as he was martyred on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a separate statement.
He President of Iran, Masoud Pezeshkianalso spoke out after hearing the news and said that will make Israel regret the “cowardly” murder Haniyeh, whom he recalled as “a brave leader.” “The Islamic Republic of Iran will defend its territorial integrity, honor, pride and dignity, and will make the invading terrorists regret their cowardly action,” the president wrote in a message on the social network X.
Ismail Haniyeh to have public funeral
In a press release, Hamas said it “mourns the Palestinian people, the Arab and Islamic nation and the free peoples of the world” following the death of its leader. in an Israeli raid on his residence in Tehran, which is under investigation.
They also reported that Haniyeh will be buried on Friday in Doha after an “official and public” funeral ceremony in Tehran, where he was killed. The body will then be transferred to the Qatari capital for the burial of the “martyr leader of the movement,” the document released by the Palestinian group said.
China and the Kremlin condemned the “assassination” of the Hamas leader in Iran
“We are deeply concerned about this incident and firmly oppose and condemn this murder,” a Chinese diplomatic spokesman said.Lin Jian, at his regular press conference. Beijing has historically sympathized with the “Palestinian cause” and has repeatedly shown its support for the PLO since 1960.
The Kremlin also strongly condemned the attack. which took place in Tehran and warned that this action attributed to Israel threatens to “destabilise” the region.
“We believe that these actions are directed against attempts to restore peace in the region and that they may significantly destabilize an already tense situation,” he said. Russian spokesman Dmitry Peskovto the press.
Source: Ambito
