00:52Mandatory credit: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation
Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Thursday to denounce the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Footage shows protesters gathering near Fatih mosque in Istanbul with Palestinian flags before marching through the streets of Fatih district to Beyazit square with one activist reciting Quran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran describing it as 'treacherous and despicable' stressing that it aimed at "disrupting the Palestinian cause, the glorious resistance of Gaza… and demoralizing and intimidating the Palestinians."
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed the killers of Haniyeh saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is well aware that "he has taken America hostage. If he enters a war in Lebanon, the US will have no choice but to go to war to support him."
On Wednesday morning, Hamas announced the death of its political leader, who was 'assassinated along with his companion in an Israeli raid on their residence in Tehran,' according to a statement from the group. Haniyeh had been in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Hamas and Iran accused Israel of the 'assassination', while Israel had not commented on the blames or claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of publication.
Haniyeh first joined the Hamas organisation on its inception in 1987. In 2006, he was elected head of the Hamas's Reform and Change list that won the Palestinian legislative elections and he became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
The strike on Tehran came shortly after Israel reported that it had hit Beirut, targeting Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr. The IDF claimed Shukr was behind an attack on the Golan Heights at the weekend which killed 12 children. Hezbollah denied involvement and blamed it on a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.
Thousands march in Istanbul against assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Thursday to denounce the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Footage shows protesters gathering near Fatih mosque in Istanbul with Palestinian flags before marching through the streets of Fatih district to Beyazit square with one activist reciting Quran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran describing it as 'treacherous and despicable' stressing that it aimed at "disrupting the Palestinian cause, the glorious resistance of Gaza… and demoralizing and intimidating the Palestinians."
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed the killers of Haniyeh saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is well aware that "he has taken America hostage. If he enters a war in Lebanon, the US will have no choice but to go to war to support him."
On Wednesday morning, Hamas announced the death of its political leader, who was 'assassinated along with his companion in an Israeli raid on their residence in Tehran,' according to a statement from the group. Haniyeh had been in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Hamas and Iran accused Israel of the 'assassination', while Israel had not commented on the blames or claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of publication.
Haniyeh first joined the Hamas organisation on its inception in 1987. In 2006, he was elected head of the Hamas's Reform and Change list that won the Palestinian legislative elections and he became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
The strike on Tehran came shortly after Israel reported that it had hit Beirut, targeting Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr. The IDF claimed Shukr was behind an attack on the Golan Heights at the weekend which killed 12 children. Hezbollah denied involvement and blamed it on a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.
Mandatory credit: IHH Humanitarian Relief Foundation
Thousands took to the streets of Istanbul on Thursday to denounce the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh.
Footage shows protesters gathering near Fatih mosque in Istanbul with Palestinian flags before marching through the streets of Fatih district to Beyazit square with one activist reciting Quran.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan condemned the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran describing it as 'treacherous and despicable' stressing that it aimed at "disrupting the Palestinian cause, the glorious resistance of Gaza… and demoralizing and intimidating the Palestinians."
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan addressed the killers of Haniyeh saying that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is well aware that "he has taken America hostage. If he enters a war in Lebanon, the US will have no choice but to go to war to support him."
On Wednesday morning, Hamas announced the death of its political leader, who was 'assassinated along with his companion in an Israeli raid on their residence in Tehran,' according to a statement from the group. Haniyeh had been in Tehran to attend the inauguration of Iran's new president, Masoud Pezeshkian.
Hamas and Iran accused Israel of the 'assassination', while Israel had not commented on the blames or claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of publication.
Haniyeh first joined the Hamas organisation on its inception in 1987. In 2006, he was elected head of the Hamas's Reform and Change list that won the Palestinian legislative elections and he became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
The strike on Tehran came shortly after Israel reported that it had hit Beirut, targeting Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr. The IDF claimed Shukr was behind an attack on the Golan Heights at the weekend which killed 12 children. Hezbollah denied involvement and blamed it on a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.