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Wednesday, May 22, 2024
Hamas leader Haniyeh, Hezbollah deputy chief attend Raisi’s funeral in Tehran — Iranian media
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Iranian state media runs footage of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh attending the funeral of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who was killed in a helicopter crash on Sunday.
Haniyeh, the supreme leader of the Palestinian terror group, is based in Qatar and frequently travels across the region.
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh attends the funeral procession of martyr President Ebrahim #Raisi and his entourage in Tehran. pic.twitter.com/RBQwDniFCf
— IRNA News Agency (@IrnaEnglish) May 22, 2024
Hamas belongs to the “axis of resistance,” a collection of Iran-backed movements hostile to Israel and the United States that also includes Lebanon’s Hezbollah terror group and Iraqi militias.
Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem is also in Tehran for the funeral.
In a statement following the confirmation of Raisi’s death earlier this week, Hamas mourned the Iranian president in a statement as an “honorable supporter.”
The terror group said it appreciated Raisi’s “support for the Palestinian resistance and tireless efforts in solidarity” with Palestinians since the start of the war in Gaza, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 massacre in southern Israel.
The Times of Israel Community.