Dozens of people, including managers, academics and students from the University of Tehranstaged a protest on Wednesday to condemn the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, which occurred early this morning in the Iranian capital, an act attributed to Israel.
Protesters marched on the university campus chanting “death to Israel” and “death to America,” blaming it for Israel’s crimes in providing support and arms, state news agency IRNA reported.
Protests erupt after Hamas leader’s assassination in Tehran
The head of Hamas’s political bureau was killed at 2:00 a.m. on Wednesday (22:30 GMT) in an attack on his residence in the Iranian capital, hours after taking part in the inauguration ceremony of the country’s president, Masud Pezeshkian.
“With this act, the criminal and terrorist Zionist regime (Israel) has prepared the ground for harsh punishment and we consider it our duty to avenge the murder on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said in a statement.
Hamas and other Palestinian Islamist groups have been in conflict with Israel since October 7, after they attacked Israeli territory, resulting in 1,200 deaths and the kidnapping of 250 people.
In response, Israel launched a bombing campaign against the Gaza Strip that has so far left more than 39,400 dead and has involved Hezbollah and the Yemeni Houthis, who, among others, make up the informal anti-Israeli alliance led by Tehran.
(With information from EFE)
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