Erdogan denounces Hamas chief’s assassination, vows Türkiye’s support for Gaza

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Wednesday strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Tehran.

Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran along with one of his bodyguards, according to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

“As Türkiye, we will continue to try all avenues, push all doors and support our Palestinian brothers and sisters with all our means and all our strength,” Erdogan asserted.

The Turkish president said that the assassination of Hamas leader is a despicable attempt to undermine the Palestinian cause.

“The assassination demoralizes and intimidates the glorious resistance of Gaza and the just struggle of our Palestinian brothers and sisters,” the president censured, adding that “Zionist barbarism will not be able to achieve its ambitions as it has done so far.”

Erdogan said that with the stronger stance of the Islamic world and the alliance of humanity, hopefully, the persecution and genocide in Gaza and the terror unleashed by Israel in our geography will come to an end.

“We will continue to try all means to force all doors and to support our Palestinian brothers and sisters with all our means and all our strength. Based on the 1967 borders, we will continue to work for the establishment of a free, sovereign and independent Palestinian State with East Jerusalem as its capital,” he added.

“I wish Allah’s mercy to my brother Ismail Heniye, who was martyred because of the heinous attack,” the president said, wishing patience to his family and condolences to Palestinians.