Haniyeh buried in Doha

Funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were held in Qatar as commemorations also took place in countries including Turkey, Lebanon, Yemen, Pakistan, Malaysia and Indonesia.

On Friday, thousands gathered at Doha’s Imam Muhammad ibn Abdul al-Wahhab Mosque to join ritual prayers ahead of the Palestinian group’s political chief burial in Lusail, north of the Qatari capital.

Representatives of other Palestinian factions and members of the public attended the events in the city, where Haniyeh had lived along with members of Hamas’s political office. 

His family was at the funeral amid tight security measures at Qatar’s national mosque.

The atmosphere was one of grief and solidarity for Palestinians in Gaza.