JK Flies To Qatar, Comes Directly To The Cemetery Of Hamas Official Ismail Haniyeh

The 10th and 12th vice presidents of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla (JK) after attending the plenary meeting of the MUI Advisory Council at the Central MUI Office, Jakarta, Wednesday 17 July 2024. (ANTARA PHOTO-Indrianto Eko Suwarso)

JAKARTA - The 10th and 12th Vice Presidents of the Republic of Indonesia Jusuf Kalla (JK) will attend the funeral of the leader of the Palestinian fighter group, Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.

JK accompanied by the Minister of Law and Human Rights for the period 2004-2007 Hamid Awaluddin left for Doha, Qatar, from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Tangerang, Banten on Thursday 1 August.

In a written statement, JK said the presence of the Indonesian delegation at Haniyeh's funeral was the hope of the Palestinian people.

"This fulfills the hope that we send the Indonesian delegation there and we are invited to attend the funeral of the late Ismail Haniyeh," said JK, quoted by Antara.

A joint prayer for Ismail Haniyeh's funeral was held in Tehran, Iran, on Thursday, August 1 morning local time.

On the same day, the body of the head of the Hamas political bureau will be brought to Doha after being converted.

The funeral prayer for Haniyeh will be held at the Imam Muhammad Ibb Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha, after the Friday 2 August prayer.

Furthermore, Haniyeh will be buried in Lusail, Qatar.

Haniyeh is known to have died in an airstrike targeting his residence in northern Tehran at around 02.00 on Wednesday, July 31

The incident occurred in a war veteran guesthouse managed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).