Turkish FM expresses condolences to Hamas leaders PHOTO

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has conveyed his condolences to Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar.

“Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Khaled Meshaal, the acting head of the Hamas political bureau, and expressed sympathy over the death of Ismail Haniyeh,” Caliber.Az reports citing the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s message on X.

Bakanımız @HakanFidan, Doha’da Hamas Siyasi Büro Başkan Vekili Halid Meşal’e taziyelerini iletti.

Görüşmede Şehit İsmail Haniye’nin oğullarından Abdüsselam ve Hemmam da hazır bulundu. pic.twitter.com/pAF83DNjMa

— T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (@TC_Disisleri) August 2, 2024

The meeting was also attended by Haniyeh’s sons, Abdulsalam and Hammam Haniyeh.

Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in the Iranian capital of Tehran, a major development that throws the region into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase.

Haniyeh was the second figure of an Iran-backed group assassinated in the past day, following the killing by Israel of a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed to avenge Haniyeh’s death.  “You killed our dear guest in our house and now have paved the way for your harsh punishment,” he said, referring to Israel. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the US was “not aware of or involved in” the killing of Haniyeh.