Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh buried in Qatar

Ismail Haniyeh’s burial caps a week of soaring tensions in the Middle East.

British Broadcasting CorporationWatchHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveHomeNewsIsrael-Gaza WarWar in UkraineUS ElectionUS & CanadaUKUK PoliticsEnglandN. IrelandN. Ireland PoliticsScotlandScotland PoliticsWalesWales PoliticsAfricaAsiaChinaIndiaAustraliaEuropeLatin AmericaMiddle EastIn PicturesBBC VerifySportBusinessExecutive LoungeTechnology of BusinessWomen at the HelmFuture of BusinessInnovationTechnologyScience & HealthArtificial IntelligenceAI v the MindCultureFilm & TVMusicArt & DesignStyleBooksEntertainment NewsTravelDestinationsAfricaAntarcticaAsiaAustralia and PacificCaribbean & BermudaCentral AmericaEuropeMiddle EastNorth AmericaSouth AmericaWorld’s TableCulture & ExperiencesAdventuresThe SpeciaListEarthNatural WondersWeather & ScienceClimate SolutionsSustainable BusinessGreen LivingVideoLiveLive NewsLive SportHomeNewsSportBusinessInnovationCultureTravelEarthVideoLiveAudioWeatherNewslettersHamas leader Haniyeh buried in QatarHandoutA separate funeral ceremony for the Hamas political leader took place in Tehran on ThursdayHamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran on Wednesday, has been buried in a muslim ceremony in Qatar.

Funeral prayers were held at Qatar’s Imam Muhammed bin Abdul Wahhab mosque - the largest in the country - before his body was taken in a coffin draped in the Palestinian flag for burial at a cemetery in Lusail, a city north of Doha.

Several foreign officials were present at the funeral, including Turkey’s Vice-President Cevdet Yilmaz and Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan.

Haniyeh was killed during a visit to Iran’s capital. Iran and its allies have blamed Israel, though Israel has not claimed responsibility for his death.

The funeral, a high-security affair, was attended by prominent figures from both Hamas and their Palestinian rivals Fatah - as well as members of the public.

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