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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Khamenei leads prayers over Haniyeh’s coffin at Tehran funeral ceremony
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Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian terror groups pray over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard in Tehran.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leads prayers over Haniyeh’s coffin at Tehran University as Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian stands next to him.
State television shows the coffins then placed in a truck and moved toward Azadi Square in Tehran, with people throwing flowers at them.
After the funeral services in Tehran, Haniyeh’s remains are to be transferred to Qatar for burial tomorrow.
???? Imam Khamenei led funeral prayer for Martyr Ismail #Haniyeh, head of the political bureau of #Hamas & his companion who were assassinated by the Zionist regime. The prayer was performed at Tehran University on Thursday, August 1, 2024. pic.twitter.com/yXhCGpUlWF
— Khamenei Media (@Khamenei_m) August 1, 2024
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