Haniyeh played a key role in mediated talks aimed at ending nearly 10 months of war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza.
Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Qatar on Friday for the funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran earlier this week, an attack blamed on Israel that deepened fears of a regional war.Haniyeh, Hamas ' political chief, played a key role in mediated talks aimed at ending nearly 10 months of war between Hamas and Israel in Gaza, and his killing triggered calls for revenge and raised questions about the continued viability of such negotiations.
The Hamas leader's assassination came hours after Israel struck a southern suburb of Beirut, killing Fuad Shukr, the military commander of Hezbollah which supports Hamas.Haniyeh's deputy, Saleh al-Aruri, had already been killed in south Beirut earlier this year in a strike which a U.S. defense official said Israel carried out.
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