JAKARTA - Palestine condemned the murder of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh as an act of cowardice, with President Mahmoud Abbas declaring a day of mourning.
"President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas strongly condemns the killing of Hamas and political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, considering it an act of cowardice and a dangerous development," WAFA news agency said, as quoted on July 31.
Furthermore, the government also called on all factions and forces of the Palestinian people to increase unity to face Israel.
President Abbas also declared a day of mourning for the death of the former Palestinian prime minister, ordering flags to be flown at half-mast in official West Bank Palestinian institutions.
The Hamas militant group confirmed on Wednesday that Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh had attacked his residence in Tehran.
He was in the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration of Iran's elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday afternoon. Previously, he had met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Pezeshkian on separate occasions before his inauguration.
Separately, Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee Hussein al-Sheikh strongly condemned the killing of Haniyeh.
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"We strongly condemn and condemn the assassination of the head of the Political Bureau, national leader, Ismail Haniyeh," he said in a post in
Hamas announced that a funeral ceremony would be held in Tehran, while Haniyeh's body would be buried in Doha on Friday.
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