00:00The assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has sparked widespread mourning across several
00:28countries, with funeral ceremonies now taking place in Qatar and symbolic events occurring
00:34in Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Malaysia, and even Indonesia.
00:40In Doha today, thousands gathered at the Imam Muhammad Ibn Abdul Al-Wahhab Mosque for the
00:45ritual prayers before Haniyeh's burial.
00:48The event drew representatives from various Palestinian factions and members of the public,
00:54with Haniyeh's family also present there amid the tight security measures.
01:00The atmosphere was one of grief and solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza.
01:05While Israel has not officially commented on the assassination, it had previously vowed
01:10to eliminate Hamas leadership following the October 7 attack on Israel.
01:15Hamas, Iran, and others have blamed Israel for Haniyeh's killing, which occurred shortly
01:22after an Israeli strike in Beirut killed Hezbollah military commander Fawad Shukar.
01:29In response to the assassination, Hamas has called for a day of furious rage in Gaza,
01:33where Israel's ongoing military campaign has resulted in nearly 40,000 Palestinian
01:39deaths since October 7.
01:43The killing has also had diplomatic repercussions with Turkey and Pakistan announcing days of
01:48mourning in the honour of Haniyeh.
01:51In Istanbul, thousands gathered to pay their tribute to Ismail Haniyeh, though Turkish
01:57President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's expected address was cancelled.
02:01Even the Lebanon's capital Beirut also saw symbolic funeral for Haniyeh with tensions
02:05high following the killing of both Haniyeh and Hezbollah's Shukar.
02:10There are concerns that these events may lead to an escalation in the region.
02:16In Iran, the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led a public funeral ceremony for
02:20Haniyeh in Tehran before the coffin was transported to Doha.
02:24Iran has threatened a harsh punishment for the killing and has formed a special committee
02:28to investigate what it considers a major intelligence and security failure.
02:34The assassination has thrown ongoing ceasefire talks into doubt too.
02:38Haniyeh was actively involved in negotiations with the mediators from Qatar, Egypt and even
02:43the United States.
02:45Even the US President Joe Biden is now acknowledging that the killing is surely going to have repercussions.
02:51The event has heightened tensions in an already volatile region, potentially impacting the
02:55diplomatic efforts to achieve ceasefire and complicating the geopolitical landscape of
03:01the Middle East.
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