Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, has addressed the funeral service of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Al Jazeera reports.

“The nation today is carrying his coffin, and the nation today is raising the flag of jihad and resistance towards the goal of liberating Palestine and Jerusalem,” al-Hayya said.

“With the faith of our country, and the Palestinian soul, we are sure that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh will bring anger towards this Zionist entity from the entire people of the world.”