Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too threatened "harsh punishment" for Haniyeh's killing, while Israel has declined to comment.
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too threatened"harsh punishment" for Haniyeh's killing, while Israel has declined to comment.
The UN Security Council was preparing on Wednesday to hold an emergency meeting, requested by Iran and supported by others including China and Russia, following Haniyeh's killing. Iran's Revolutionary Guards also announced the death, saying Haniyeh's residence in Tehran was hit and he was killed along with a bodyguard.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas condemned Haniyeh's killing as a"cowardly act". Palestinian factions in the Israeli-occupied West Bank called for a general strike and protest marches across the territory.All efforts, he said, should be"leading to a ceasefire" in Gaza, and the release of hostages taken there from Israel.
The attacks resulted in the deaths of 1,197 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally based on official Israeli figures.
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