LUSAIL, QATAR - AUGUST 02: 'TURKIS GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY / HANDOUT' G CAMPAIGNS - Turkish Grand National Assembly Speaker Numan Kurtulmus (5th R), Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz (6th R), Future Party Chairman Ahmet Davutoglu (4th R), Hamas Political Bureau Deputy Chairman Khaled Meshal (3rd R) and World Union of Muslim Scholars Chairman Ali Muhyiddin al-Karadaghi (2nd R) attend burial of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran's capital Tehran, following a funeral ceremony in the city of Lusail 15 km from Doha, Qatar on August 02, 2024. ( Turkish Grand National Assembly - Anadolu Agency )
The janazah of Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran by Israel earlier this week, has taken place in Doha, Qatar, as commemorations were held in countries including Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Thousands of mourners gathered on Friday at Doha’s Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul al-Wahhab Mosque to join prayers before the Hamas political chief was buried in Lusail, north of the Qatari capital.
The atmosphere was one of grief and solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza.
DOHA, QATAR – AUGUST 2: A man holds a Palestinian flag as people attend funeral ceremony, held for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, at Imam Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar on August 2, 2024. (Ali Altunkaya – Anadolu Agency)DOHA, QATAR – AUGUST 02: People attend the funeral ceremony of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran’s capital Tehran at the Imam Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in Doha, Qatar on August 02, 2024. (Ahmet Okur – Anadolu Agency)
In Gaza itself, Hamas called for a “day of furious rage” to protest against the assassination. Prayers in-absentia were also held in occupied East Jerusalem.
GAZA CITY, GAZA – AUGUST 2: People attend funeral prayer in absentia for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, at ‘Great Mosque of Omar in Gaza City, Gaza on August 2, 2024. (Dawoud Abo Alkas – Anadolu Agency)
Meanwhile, several countries held funeral processions for Ismail Haniyeh, including various cities in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and in Lebanon.
Separately, several protest marches were held in cities across Jordan in protest of Haniyeh’s killing.
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The Pakistani parliament also held a funeral prayer in-absentia.
In Mauritania, thousands performed the absentia prayer for Haniyeh in several mosques in the capital, Nouakchott, and other cities across the country.
Moroccans also performed the absentia prayer in mosques across the northern African kingdom, including those in Casablanca, Oujda, and Nador.
ISTANBUL, TURKIYE – AUGUST 2: People attend funeral prayer in absentia for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, at Fatih Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 2, 2024. (Muhammed Enes Yıldırım – Anadolu Agency)KARACHI, PAKISTAN – AUGUST 2: Supporters of Islamic political party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam JUI (F) take part in a rally to condemn the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Karachi, Pakistan on August 02, 2024. (Sabir Mazhar – Anadolu Agency)
Haniyeh was assassinated on Wednesday in the Iranian capital, Tehran. While Hamas and Iran blamed Israel for the killing, Tel Aviv has not confirmed or denied its responsibility.
The assassination came a day after Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb.
The escalation came against the backdrop of a deadly Israeli onslaught on Gaza which has killed nearly 39,500 people since last October following an attack by Hamas.
