Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and his father, the former Emir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, paid their final respects to the Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab Mosque in Doha on Friday, August 2.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was seen at the mosque with his agal (the headband) removed, signifying the death of Ismail Haniyeh as the loss of someone who is his own. The Hamas supremo had been residing in Qatar since 2017.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, on July 31, 2024, reportedly by Israeli Mossad agents.