Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his killing in the Iranian capital of Tehran, and his possible succcessor told mourners his death would only make the Palestinian militant group more determined in its struggle against Israel. Haniyeh's assassination has heightened regional tensions as the war in Gaza between Hamas and Israel nears its 11th month. Read FRANCE 24's live blog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
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Hamas's political leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried on Friday t a cemetery in Lusail, north of the Qatari capital, following funeral prayers at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab mosque.
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Haniyeh's assassination has left US, Egyptian and Qatari mediators scrambling to salvage talks for a ceasefire deal in Gaza after nearly 10 months of war.
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At least 39,480 Palestinians have been killed and 91,128 injured in Israel's war in Gaza, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave. The Hamas-led October 7 attacks resulted in the deaths of more than 1,190 people, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli figures. Some 250 people were taken hostage, with about 120 remaining in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies. Many have been declared dead by Israeli authorities.
Yesterday's key developments:
- Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed on Thursday to respond to Israel's killing of the group's top military commander Fuad Shukr in a strike in southern Beirut, saying its decades-old foe had "crossed red lines".
- The Israeli military said Thursday it has confirmed that Hamas's military leader, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July. There was no immediate comment from Hamas on the announcement.
- Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas leader Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran that Iran blamed on Israel.
Gaza’s health ministry collects data from the enclave’s hospitals and the Palestinian Red Crescent. For more on the health ministry’s casualty figures, click here.
(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP & Reuters)
