Turkish FM Fidan offers condolences to Hamas in Doha

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited Doha, Qatar, to extend his condolences to Khaled Meshaal, deputy head of the Hamas Political Bureau, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh’s sons, Abd al-Salam and Hammam Haniyeh, were also present at the meeting.

In a statement shared on the Turkish Foreign Ministry’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, it was stated, “Our Minister Hakan Fidan extended his condolences to Khaled Meshaal, Deputy Head of Hamas Political Bureau, in Doha.”

Bakanımız @HakanFidan, Doha’da Hamas Siyasi Büro Başkan Vekili Halid Meşal’e taziyelerini iletti.

Görüşmede Şehit İsmail Haniye’nin oğullarından Abdüsselam ve Hemmam da hazır bulundu. pic.twitter.com/pAF83DNjMa

— T.C. Dışişleri Bakanlığı (@TC_Disisleri) August 2, 2024

Haniyeh assassinated in Iran

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps announced in a statement early in the morning on July 31 that Haniyeh’s residence in Tehran was attacked.

While Iran and Hamas hold Israel responsible for the assassination, the Israeli organizer has refrained from making a statement about the incident.

Haniyeh was elected as the chairman of Hamas’ Political Bureau by the Hamas Shura Council on May 6, 2017, replacing Khaled Meshal.

Fidan is expected to attend Haniyeh’s funeral to be held in Doha.