Qatar is to hold funeral ceremonies for Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh after his assassination in Tehran in an attack widely blamed on Israel, Al Jazeera reports.
Haniyeh had resided in the Qatari capital Doha along with other members of the Hamas political office.
The AFP news agency reports that he will be buried at a cemetery in Lusail, north of Doha, following funeral prayers at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque — the country’s largest.
Hamas announced that “Arab and Islamic leaders” as well as representatives of other Palestinian factions and members of the public would attend the events.
Thousands of mourners paid their respects to the slain Hamas leader at a public funeral ceremony in Tehran on Thursday where Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers.
Turkey and Pakistan have announced a day of mourning in honour of Haniyeh, while Hamas has called for a “day of furious rage” to coincide with the burial of their top political official.