Mahmoud Abbas condemns killing of Haniyeh, calls on Palestinians to unite

Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in the Iranian capital Tehran, the Palestinian group has said in a statement.
Hamas has said that Haniyeh was killed in “a treacherous Zionist raid on his residence in Tehran”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has confirmed that Haniyeh was killed alongside one of his bodyguards, Iranian state media reports.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has released a statement online saying that he strongly condemns the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, as a cowardly act and a dangerous development.
He also called on Palestinians to unite, and be patient and steadfast in the face of Israeli occupation.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh has more from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Palestine.

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[StandardcharteredUK]

Iran should be ashamed of themselves for letting their guest down. This clearly shows their weakness

[adventurekhan]

Abbas is not acceptable for Palestinians, shame on him.

[baldguy]

Shame on Iran for such negligence in security

[imsazzad]

Mahamud Abbas is real culprit for palstainan

[ManpowerOutsourcing]

The most happy person on health right now us Abass

[ZionOrange]

Plot twist Iran killed him because of his willingness to talk

[rubytuesday]

Abbas is 83. That's 5 years older than Donald Trump. And 1 year older than Bernie Sanders. Abbas should be forced to quit. There's nobody to replace him.

[Triggeringleftylosers]

No one is safe from the wrath of the righteous

[SaurabhSingh-ppys]

Abbas and majority Iranians must be feeling happy and safer now along with rest of the sensible World.

[JackFieldBand]

Always remember the 12 Israeli-Syrian children.

[exceptionallymaybe]

IDF just helping Haniyeh checked in to Heaven..

[elbibwen]

that's pure religious conflict in its essence and it will never be resolved treated any other way

[liorkeinan]

I wish I could see him doing his happy dance as soon as the cameras stopped rolling. He's just ecstatic Israel has done his dirty work for him.

[jimmyosikore]

He forgot that the Israelites and Iranians are actually brothers. They have a long history that goes back thousands of years.

[enigmabletchley]

A united Arab country. That would be a first in the history of the world...

[whocares-txnl]

How much did Abbas pay for killing Haniyeh ?

[michaelrch]

Israel/USA had to resort to these tactics after the Chinese coordinated an agreement between Hamas and Fatah. The colonialists are getting desperate.

[AllaahuAkbarr]

Palestine 🇵🇸 has the right to defend itself against all foreign invaders from Europe..

[jimalhussein]

Who is isreal informer in teheran, this is not only shame.but betrayal

[sujanusrath]

I'm sorry Abbas..u can't achieve death as martyr...