Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's funeral draws crowds in Iran

Iran has threatened “harsh punishment” for Israel, which it blames for Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran.

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Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, led prayers for the Hamas leader, whose body will be buried in Qatar.

US media have quoted Iranian officials as saying the supreme leader has ordered a direct attack against Israel, which it says was responsible for the attack on Iranian soil.

Israel has not commented on the assassination directly.

However, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country had delivered “crushing blows” to its enemies in recent days, including the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon hours before the Tehran strike.

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