Hezbollah: Haniyeh's Murder Will Strengthen The Determination Of Fighters In All Resistance Arenas

Illustration of Hezbollah. (Wikimedia Commons/khamenei.ir)

JAKARTA - Lebanese-based militant group Hezbollah said the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh would strengthen the determination of its fighters to confront Zionist enemies.

In a statement on Wednesday Hezbollah expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of the Head of the Hamas Political Bureau in Tehran, Iran.

"The martyrdom of Haniyeh's leadership will increase the determination and persistence of resistance fighters in all resistance arenas to continue the path of jihad (fight), and will strengthen their determination in the face of Zionist enemies, female and child killers, genocidal perpetrators in Gaza, and the seizure of Palestinian land and the disgrace of the nation," said Hezbollah, launching IRNA July 31.

The group added that Haniyeh was one of the great leaders of the resistance movement that stood up bravely against the American hegemony project and the Zionist occupation.

Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed the death of Ismail Haniyeh at his residence in Tehran, Iran, on Wednesday morning. He died along with a bodyguard.

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's elected president Masoud Pezeshkian which was held Tuesday afternoon.

Previously, he had met with Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and Pezeshkian before the inauguration ceremony.

Hamas announced that the funeral ceremony for the late Haniyeh would be held in Tehran on Thursday, while his body would be buried in Doha, Qatar on Friday.