Thousands attend funeral for assassinated Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

After the funeral service in Tehran, Ismail Haniyeh’s remains are expected to be transferred on Friday to Qatar for burial where he lived in exile.

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00:00Thousands have attended a funeral procession service for top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

00:06in Tehran, Iran's capital.

00:09Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led prayers at Tehran University while Iran's

00:15new president, Massoud Peshishkan, stood next to him.

00:19Haniyeh's remains are expected in Qatar for burial on Friday.

00:24The Hamas political leader came to Tehran to attend the inauguration of Peshishkan.

00:29He was killed in an airstrike that hit his residence in Tehran.

00:33The strike came just hours after Israel targeted a top commander in Iran's ally Hezbollah in

00:39the Lebanese capital, Beirut.

00:42Iranian authorities said the attack is under investigation but haven't provided details.

00:48Israel had pledged to kill Ismail Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the group's October

00:537 attack on southern Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.

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