The funeral of Ismail Haniyeh took place this Thursday morning in Tehran. Three days of national mourning have been declared
In a mourning Islamic Republic of Iran, deeply shaken by the targeted assassination which, within its midst, took the life of its distinguished Palestinian guest, Ismail Haniyeh, a long funeral procession crossed Tehran, this Thursday morning, accompanied by an immense crowd.
A crowd, gripped by emotion, paid a final tribute to the head of the Hamas political bureau whose fate was struck down yesterday, Wednesday, July 31, by the bomb dropped on his residence, even though he had come to attend the inauguration ceremony of the fourteenth Iranian president. A deadly strike, as cowardly as it was precise, which, although not yet claimed, bears the mark of Israel.
In his eulogy at Tehran University, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, the speaker of the Iranian parliament, said: ” Two months ago, during the visit of Martyr Haniyeh to Tehran, I had the opportunity to meet him. He told me that if today the resistance in Gaza is so strong, with men, women, children and youth standing together, it is because they are educated according to the teachings of the Holy Quran. The Quranic culture in Gaza and in the entire axis of resistance threatens the existence of the Zionist regime.. »
Ismail Haniyeh will be buried in Doha, Qatar.
UN Security Council meets urgently
At the same time, this Thursday morning, August 1st, at the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, uan emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council was held to discuss the circumstances and consequences of the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, as well as the countless war crimes attributable to the genocidal Israeli state.
The UN Deputy Secretary-General has sounded the alarm, stressing that the recent attacks have significantly increased tensions in the Middle East. He also indicated that Iran had accused Israel of carrying out the attack that led to the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh and of seriously violating its sovereignty and international law.
The latter also strongly deplored the fact that a journalist and a cameraman from Al Jazeera were killed yesterday, in western Gaza, by Israeli strikes, while they were carrying out their mission. He reiterated that ” LThe international community should strive to prevent the escalation of conflicts, while urging Israel to exercise restraint, although this restraint is clearly insufficient.”
The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran on the Security Council, for his part, strongly condemned the terrorist act of assassinating the martyr Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil. He called this cowardly act ” threat against international resolutions and laws, as well as violation of Iran’s sovereignty.»
He strongly recalled that the Islamic Republic of Iran had repeatedly warned the international community against ” dangers and consequences of Israel’s malicious activities that undermine regional peace and stability“.
China’s representative strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh
At this extraordinary meeting of the Security Council, the representative of China strongly condemned the assassination of the head of the Hamas political bureau in Tehran. He stressed that “ LThe assassination of Ismail Haniyeh was a clear attempt to sabotage the international community’s efforts to achieve peace. »
The Chinese diplomat also referred to the recent explosion in the suburbs of Beirut and called on the parties involved in the case to take measures, without delay, to calm the situation, adding that “ L‘Failure to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza was the cause of the current conditions.”
Algeria’s representative expressed outrage at a terrorist act that violates Iran’s sovereignty
Algeria’s representative to the Security Council also condemned the nature of the assassination, stating that ” vsand this act was not only an attack on humanity, but also a malicious attack on diplomatic relations and the foundations of world order.L”.
Ammar Ben Djamâa protested against the violation of Iran’s sovereignty by Israel.
Russian Representative Says Haniyeh’s Assassination Has Brought Region to the Brink of War
Russia’s deputy representative to the UN said at the session: ” Haniyeh’s assassination came as ceasefire talks in Gaza were underway and Haniyeh was one of the key negotiators. »
While severely condemning his assassination, he warned that this act was cowardly and irresponsible “ has brought the Middle East region to the brink of conflict, even war. »
The Russian diplomat castigated “ LeJoint actions by the United States and Israel in Iraq and Lebanon that attempt to destabilize the region » adding with gravity: ” It is more important than ever to restore calm in the region. “The Russian representative also stated that ” The attack on the southern suburbs of Beirut by Israel was a clear violation of human rights and international law “.
Palestinian Authority Representative Condemns Assassination Violating Iran’s National Sovereignty
In his highly anticipated speech, Palestinian Authority representative Riyad Mansour said that the “ Palestinian Authority officials strongly condemn the assassination of Haniyeh and consider this assassination, committed on Iranian soil, as a violation of Iran’s territorial sovereignty “.
“ Israel, with its wrong calculations, allows itself to commit such crimes, provoking tensions and violence against the Palestinian people. “, he hammered home, while criticizing the deafening silence of the international community.
” Israel continues to commit crimes as a rogue and lawless state without being held accountable or forced to stop its arming “, he added, before vibrantly calling on the members of the UN Security Council to ” to counter the actions of this regime and prevent it from pushing us towards the precipice.”
