Several countries held funeral processions for Ismail Haniyeh, head of Palestinian group Hamas’ political bureau, who was assassinated Wednesday in Iran’s capital Tehran.
Haniyeh’s body was transferred to Qatar’s capital Doha for his funeral following the Friday prayer. He will be buried in a cemetery in the Gulf nation’s city of Lusail.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei had led prayers at a memorial event for Haniyeh on Thursday in Tehran.
Absentee funeral prayers (Salat al-Gha'ib) have been performed in numerous mosques across the Kurdistan Region—likely well over a hundred—for the slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
This development is particularly noteworthy in light of yesterday's directive from the KRG… pic.twitter.com/ILcc7b9hFv
— Kurdistan Watch (@KurdistanWatch) August 2, 2024
In-absentia funeral prayers were also held in various parts of Türkiye, where several marches have been held in protest of Haniyeh’s assassination.
Prayers in-absentia were also held in the Gaza Strip and occupied East Jerusalem, as well as in 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.
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.
A funeral prayer was held in Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria for Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader assassinated in Tehran today. The service was led by Sheikh Daood Imran Molaasan, President of the West Africa Coalition for Quds and Palestine #Qudutv #Hamas #Palestine #Gaza #ismailhaniye pic.twitter.com/73gYkTnAES
— QUDUS TV (@QUDUSMEDIANIG) August 2, 2024
Moroccans also performed the absentia prayer in mosques across the northern African kingdom, including those in Casablanca, Oujda, and Nador.
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.
Mogadishu Joined Mourners around the world who attended absentee funeral prayers for slain political chief of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated by Israel on July 31. @TRTWorldNow #WORLD #FreePalestineFromlsraelNOW pic.twitter.com/NnRB5yjZR1
— Mohamed Ibrahim (@SaladWariye) August 2, 2024
Fears have grown about a full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah amid an exchange of cross-border attacks between the two sides.
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. – Anadolu Agency
Governor İsmail Ustaoğlu and I attended the funeral prayer in absentia at Zağnos Paşa Mosque after Friday Prayer for Ismail Haniyeh, the head of Hamas Political Bureau, who was martyred as a result of a heinous assassination attempt in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/sBhCPXlzIQ
— عبد علي عبد ABDİ ALİ ABDİ (@mr_abdiali) August 2, 2024
A video from the funeral prayer to send off late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Doha, Qatar, following his assassination by the Israeli occupation in Iran. pic.twitter.com/fk9uMiqZFS
— PALESTINE ONLINE 🇵🇸 (@OnlinePalEng) August 2, 2024
Large crowds of Arabs and Muslims in countries such as Yemen, Iraq, Turkey, Indonesia, and Pakistan held funeral prayers in absentia for Ismail Haniyeh after Friday prayers, two days after the Hamas leader was assassinated in an attack in Tehran, Iran’s capital. pic.twitter.com/povGyJ5tRn
— Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) August 2, 2024
Absentee Funeral Prayer for the Martyr Leader Ismail Haniyeh, his companion Wassim Abu Shaban, at Jakarta Mosque, Indonesia. pic.twitter.com/DHXsJiMzOi
— Al-Estiklal English (@alestiklalen) August 2, 2024
Thousands of people in Pakistan performed funeral prayers in absentia for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tehran yesterday. pic.twitter.com/QQzKl6OCmW
— Intelligence FRONT (@Intelligencefnt) August 1, 2024
🔴Funeral prayers held for the soul of the head of Hamas's political bureau, the martyr leader Ismail Haniyeh, at Sultan Selim Mosque in Konya, Turkey pic.twitter.com/B1DDjpLSXV
— A. Watan (@a_watann) July 31, 2024
