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Haniyeh was the political chief of Hamas. He became the chief political leader of Hamas since 2017.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh will be buried in Qatar’s capital Doha today. Before this, he was given a final farewell in Tehran yesterday i.e. on Thursday. Thousands of people participated in it. Haniyeh’s body was kept for the last rites at Tehran University.
After this, the funeral procession with his body was taken to Freedom Square in Tehran. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei led the funeral procession. After the funeral procession, Haniyeh’s body was brought to Qatar yesterday.

Haniyeh died on Tuesday in a house in Tehran. Different claims were made about his death. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that Haniyeh died in an Israeli missile attack. Hamas said in its statement that Israel attacked Haniyeh with a rocket.
NYT claims- casualties were caused by a bomb blast
The plan to kill Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday in Iran was made about 2 months before his death. American media house New York Times has made this claim quoting 7 officials from the Middle East including 2 Iranians.
According to NYT, Haniyeh died in a bomb blast. The bomb in which he was killed was hidden two months ago and planted in the guest house in Tehran where Haniyeh was staying. According to the report, as soon as Haniyeh’s arrival was confirmed on Wednesday, it was detonated through a remote from some outskirts.

This picture which is going viral on social media is said to be of the same building where Haniyeh was attacked.
Iran said – we will avenge Haniyeh’s death
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s murder. He said that Israel has created trouble for itself by attacking. Haniyeh has been killed on Iranian soil. He was our guest and hence it is our duty to avenge his death.
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed in front of Haniyeh’s body. After this, he also hugged Haniyeh’s children. According to Al Jazeera, Iran has also blamed America for Haniyeh’s death.
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Hamas’ political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been killed. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed this. IRGC said on Wednesday morning that Haniyeh’s hideout in Tehran was attacked with a missile at 2 am (4 am Indian time). Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed in this.
Haniyeh was in Tehran on Tuesday to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pazshkian. Hamas has confirmed Haniyeh’s death. Iran has accused Israel of killing Haniyeh. However, there has been no statement from Israel. Read full news here…
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