Slain Hamas chief laid to rest in Qatar
The Peninsula
Doha: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran. Haniyeh was laid to rest in Lusail, north of the capit...
Doha: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran.
Haniyeh was laid to rest in Lusail, north of the capital Doha, following funeral prayers at the country's largest mosque attended by thousands of people.
Haniyeh played a key role in negotiations for an end to nearly 10 months of war between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip.
Mourners lined up inside Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque, where Haniyeh's casket, draped in a Palestinian flag, was briefly carried in to the shouts of angry mourners.
Others prayed on mats outside in temperatures that reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit).