Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of Iran, is presiding over the prayers prior to the Hamas leader’s burial in Qatar.
According to Iranian officials cited by US media, the attack on Iranian soil was carried out by Israel, and the supreme leader of Iran has authorized a direct strike against Israel.
Israel has refrained from directly commenting on the incident.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, asserted that his nation had dealt “crushing blows” to its adversaries recently, citing the assassination of a top Hezbollah leader in Lebanon just hours before the Tehran attack.
He issued a warning to Israelis, saying that “challenging days lie ahead,” as concerns about a larger Middle East confrontation intensify.
“We have heard threats from all sides since the strike in Beirut,” he said in a live speech.
“We are prepared for any scenario and we will stand united and determined.”
Antonio Guterres, the secretary-general of the UN, issued a warning about a “dangerous escalation” of hostilities in the area.
The military wing of Hamas declared that the loss of Haniyeh, who was generally seen as the group’s supreme commander, would “take the battle to new dimensions” and have significant consequences.
