Following the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas – the resistance groups and the United States had reactions condemning this crime.
According to Isna, following the occupation’s new crime in Tehran, Palestinian resistance groups, Yemen’s Ansarullah and various countries reacted to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh in numerous statements.
Palestinian reactions on assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was met with widespread Arab and international condemnation today, Wednesday. In the first reaction, Hamas announced that this assassination was “a cowardly act and will not go unanswered.”
Al-Qassam Brigades , the military branch of Hamas, also emphasized: We donate blood for the children of Palestine, the martyred leader of Mujahideen, Ismail Abdul Salam Haniyeh.
Al-Qassam Battalions added: “The martyr played an important role in strengthening the resistance, uniting the efforts of the people of the nation, mobilizing the forces and guiding the compass towards Jerusalem.”
Al-Qassam also emphasized: The criminal assassination of Commander Haniyeh in the heart of the Iranian capital is an important and dangerous event.
At the same time, the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan condemned the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh and added in a statement: “This heinous terrorist crime is an attempt by the Zionists to achieve an illusory victory after a military defeat that lasted more than 10 months in the Gaza Strip.”
This group emphasized that “the blood of Ismail Haniyeh and his companion will only be a curse for the occupiers and their supporters and a light on the way to future freedom.”
The Muslim Brotherhood also said that it will continue its commitment, loyalty and support to the Palestinian people and their courageous resistance.
Also, Abdulsalam Haniyeh, the son of Ismail Haniyeh, said in a statement about this: My father got what he wanted and we are in a revolution and continuous struggle against the occupying regime.
“Mahmoud Abbas”, the head of the Palestinian Authority, also condemned the assassination of Mujahid leader Ismail Haniyeh and called the Palestinian people and its forces to unity and steadfastness.
Previously, the adviser to the head of the Palestinian Authority, in response to the crime of Ismail Haniyeh’s martyrdom, called it a new crime of the Zionist regime.
The adviser to the head of the Palestinian Authority said: We stand by Hamas.
The Fatah movement condemned the assassination of the leader Ismail Haniyeh and emphasized the importance of the unity of the Palestinian people and their stability against the aggression of the Zionist regime.
“Hussein al-Sheikh”, the secretary of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization, condemned the assassination of Mujahid leader Ismail Haniyeh.
In a press release, al-Sheikh called this terror a dangerous escalation and called on the Palestinian people to remain firm, united and coherent in the shadow of the escalation of aggression by the Zionist regime.
Also, “Gabriel Rajoub”, Secretary General of Fatah Movement’s Central Committee, while condoling Ismail Haniyeh’s martyrdom, emphasized that this assassination is “a disregard for the blood of Palestinians and the sovereignty of a great country”.
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Rajoub, the secretary of the Fatah Central Committee, added that this martyr joined the caravan of occupied Palestinian martyrs who sacrificed their lives for freedom and independence.
He emphasized that the assassination of a political leader by the occupiers and their attack on the sovereignty of a superpower “reflects disregard for the blood of Palestinians and the sovereignty of a superpower.”
He added that what the occupiers committed is a heinous crime that adds to the long history of the occupiers’ crimes and their all-out destructive war.
Rajoub also pointed to Martyr Haniyeh’s insistence on national unity in such a way as to preserve the project of the Palestinian struggle and emphasized: the series of crimes of the occupiers should be an incentive to create national unity.
In this context, the secretary of the Fatah Central Committee expressed hope that “a new page will be opened for unity and a comprehensive national dialogue will begin”.
Also, “Taher al-Nunu”, the media adviser of Ismail Haniyeh, told Al Jazeera that the assassination of the head of the political office of Hamas was a direct targeting and a planned assassination, the details of which will be announced by the Iranian authorities.
At the same time, “Mousa Abu Marzouq”, a member of Hamas’ political office, emphasized: the assassination of the leader Ismail Haniyeh was a cowardly act that will not go unanswered.
“Sami Abu Zahri” among other Hamas leaders also said: We are fighting an open war for the freedom of Jerusalem and we are ready to pay various costs.
“Maher al-Tahir”, head of international relations of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, also said: Martyr Ismail Haniyeh gave his most valuable asset to the cause of Palestine.
In a statement published by Al-Aqsa Network, Al-Taher stated that the resistance axis is fully prepared for confrontation and said: The occupying government will regret the sin it committed by assassinating Ismail Haniyeh and attacking the sovereignty of Iran.
The leader of the Popular Front believes that this assassination would not have been carried out without the support of the Americans.
Al-Taher continued: The Israeli enemy has crossed all the red lines and is pushing everything towards an all-out war with the entire resistance axis.
“Mohammed Al-Handi”, the deputy secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, also emphasized: “The martyrdom of Mujahid Ismail Haniyeh is a great loss for the Palestinian people.”
The head of the Palestinian National Initiative also emphasized: the assassination of Mujahid leader Ismail Haniyeh is a crime that increases the determination and struggle of our people for their rights.
Also, the resistance committees in Palestine announced: We remain on our promise with Martyr Ismail Haniyeh and all the martyrs who were martyred on the path of Mubarak to defend our sanctities and cause.
According to the statement of the resistance committees in Palestine: the assassination operation of the great leader and symbol of the Palestinian people and their resistance will not weaken the support of the resistance.
This group of the Palestinian resistance stated: The Zionist enemy does not learn from what happened during this confrontation because the policy of terror increases the strength and stability of the resistance in all fields.
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Also, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine emphasized in mourning the loss of Haniyeh that he followed the path of martyrs in the battle to defend the existence of Palestine against the Israeli genocide.
This front called on the people of Palestine, the nations of the Arab and Islamic nations, and the free people of the world to stand up against the criminal enemy who continues his crimes to set the region and the whole world on fire.
At the same time, people’s requests for a nationwide strike have been raised throughout Palestine following the assassination of the head of the political bureau of Hamas.
After the assassination of Mujahideen leader Ismail Haniyeh, West Bank mosques called for general mobilization and escalation of tension against the occupation.
Global reactions on this terrorist attack
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria stated: The assassination of Haniyeh is aimed at plunging the region into the cycle of wars that the usurping Zionist regime benefits from.
The government of Oman strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and considered it a clear weakening of efforts to achieve peace and stability in the region.
The Prime Minister of Malaysia emphasized: Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination is the most despicable murder that aims to destroy the negotiations to stop the slaughter in Gaza.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan also emphasized: We look with great concern at Israel’s increasing adventurism in the region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan added: We condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt also stated: We condemn Israel’s policy of escalating tension in the past 2 days and warn of the consequences of the policy of terror and violation of the sovereignty of countries.
The Iraqi government announced: the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh is a serious violation and a threat to the security of the region.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq added: We ask the international community to take the necessary measures to stop the violation of the government’s sovereignty.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Syria also condemned the new crime of the Zionist regime by carrying out a terrorist attack in Tehran, the capital of Iran, which led to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, and expressed its support for the system of the Islamic Republic of Iran and solidarity with our country, and to the resilient and steadfast Palestinian nation in Condolences to the criminal car of the Zionist regime.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China announced: We firmly oppose and condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China further said about Haniyeh’s assassination: A ceasefire must be established immediately to prevent a greater escalation of tension.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Jordan also announced: We strongly condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and consider it a violation of international and humanitarian laws and a crime that leads to more chaos.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar announced in a statement: The government of Qatar strongly condemns the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
This ministry continued: Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination is a heinous crime and a dangerous escalation and a clear violation of international and humanitarian laws.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah, in a statement condoling the martyrdom of the head of Hamas’s political office, emphasized that this action of the Zionist regime increases the determination of the resistance fighters to continue the jihad.
In the statement of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, it is said: We offer our condolences to the martyrdom of the great and sincere leader and dear brother Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of Hamas, to his respected and selfless family, who offered dozens of martyrs.
Seyed Ammar Hakim, the leader of Iraq’s national wisdom movement, in a message expressing sadness and condolences to the patient and oppressed Palestinian nation and the resistance movements on the occasion of the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, who was martyred following the Zionist regime’s treacherous attack on his residence in Tehran, said that These criminal actions of the occupying regime are too weak to prevent the Palestinian nation from continuing to advance in the path of victory for its just cause.
Nasser Kanani, the spokesman of Iran’s foreign ministry , also pointed to the ongoing investigation of the dimensions and details of the assassination of the head of Hamas’s political office by the relevant Iranian institutions, and said that the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh will strengthen the unbreakable bond between Iran and Palestine and the resistance.
The political office of Yemen’s Ansarullah Movement also announced in a statement: We strongly condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in a cowardly and criminal operation that targeted one of the symbols of the nation and resistance leaders.
The assassination of Haniyeh is a great tension and aggression and a clear violation of all international laws and charters.
According to al-Masira, the office’s statement said: Haniyeh’s assassination is a Jewish terrorist crime, which is a great loss for this nation at a crucial stage of the conflict with the enemy. We are with Hamas and other resistance groups in confronting the Zionists and the US.
“Mahdi Al-Mashat”, the head of the Yemeni Political Council, also announced the announcement of three days of public mourning and half-mast flags for the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh.
“Mohammed Ali al-Houthi”, one of the leaders of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, emphasized: the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh’s brother is a terrorist crime and a clear violation of the law.
Najib Mikati, Prime Minister of Lebanon, also said: We strongly condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh and we believe that such an action is a serious threat to the expansion of the circle of concerns.
Jamaat-e-Islami in Lebanon also reacted to this crime and in a message of condolence declared Commander Ismail Haniyeh a martyr in the battle for the liberation of Palestine.
The “Islamic Emirate” of Afghanistan announced in a statement related to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran: Martyrdom is a wide gate through which God accepts His beloved ones.
A White House spokesman said the White House had seen reports of the assassination and martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas in Iran, but declined to comment immediately.
In response to a question about whether the US was aware of the criminal act of the Zionist regime in the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Hamas movement in Tehran, the US defense minister said that he had no opinion on the matter.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan also said: Haniyeh’s assassination is a hateful act aimed at weakening the Palestinian cause, the glorious resistance of Gaza, and the rightful struggle of our Palestinian brothers.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey also announced: We condemn Haniyeh’s assassination as a result of a “hateful” assassination in Tehran.
In response to the assassination of Mujahid Haniyeh, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey added: Once again, it became clear that Netanyahu’s government has no intention of peace.
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov announced that the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a “completely unacceptable political crime”.
“This is a completely unacceptable political killing and will lead to further escalation of tensions,” Bogdanov said.
“Konstantin Kosachev”, the vice president of the Council of the Russian Federation , also said about the attacks of the occupiers that targeted Beirut and Tehran: mutual hatred in the Middle East is expected to intensify.
Kosachev wrote on his Telegram channel: Israel’s attacks on the positions of Hezbollah and Hamas in Beirut and Tehran, which apparently led to the death of high-ranking leaders of these two movements, will inevitably strengthen the ranks of the anti-Israeli resistance in the world.
Earlier, the public relations of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in an announcement: Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of Hamas, and one of his bodyguards were martyred when their residence was hit in Tehran
