Mourners pay tributes at Hamas chief Haniyeh’s funeral in Qatar
Thousands of people gathered at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul al-Wahhab Mosque in the Qatari capital, Doha, for the funeral prayers of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh. The 62-year-old was assassinated in Iran along with his bodyguard on Wednesday in what the Palestinian group called “a treacherous Zionist raid”. Israel has neither confirmed nor denied […]
Israel war on Gaza updates: Regional tensions rise as Haniyeh laid to rest
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Haniyeh killed by ‘short-range projectile’ fired from outside home: IRGC
Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed earlier this week by a “short-range projectile” launched from outside his residence in Tehran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said. In a statement issued on Saturday, the IRGC said that based…
Thousands mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh in Iran amid calls for revenge
Tehran, Iran – Thousands poured into the streets of Tehran to join the funeral procession of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as Iran weighs its options having promised to avenge his assassination. The bodies of the Palestinian political official and his bodyguard,…
Hamas begins consultations to choose Ismail Haniyeh’s successor
Hamas says it has initiated consultations to select a new leader of the Palestinian group after the assassination of its political chief Ismail Haniyeh. “Following the martyrdom of our leader, the leaders of the movement have started a broad consultation…
What the Ismail Haniyeh assassination means for Gaza ceasefire talks
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday risks the region spiralling into a wider conflict and could help or hurt prospects for a ceasefire deal to end Israel’s war on Gaza, several analysts told Al Jazeera. Haniyeh was…