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We ask God Almighty to have mercy on him and to grant him a place in His spacious gardens,
he told thousands of worshippers Let Friday be a day of rage to denounce the assassination,
Hamas’ Izzat al-Risheq said in a statement We are sure that his blood will bring out victory, dignity and liberation,
The blood of my children is not more valuable than the blood of the children of the Palestinian people ... All the martyrs of Palestine are my children,
he said after their deaths It is Allah who gives life and causes death. And Allah is all-aware of all actions ... 'If a leader leaves, another will arise',
Every time Hamas lost one leader, another leader came, sometimes even stronger in his performance and fulfilling Hamas principles,
If a leader leaves, another will come
Two scenarios were discussed: a simultaneous response from Iran and its allies or a staggered response from each party,
said the source who had been briefed on the meeting and requested anonymity to discuss sensitive matters Israel has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians in the last 300 days. Haniyeh was one of them. We will remember each and every life that was snuffed out by this genocide,
said Ahmed, a Palestinian living in Doha Look how a Palestinian leader was assassinated in a foreign country, is there any international law that will hold the Israelis accountable? All the global organisations are exposed, they are meaningless, tear them down if they cannot stop this genocide of Palestinians,
said Mohammad Abid, 45, before he entered the mosque We will resist and we will live to see a free Palestine,
Say hello to all the martyrs of Gaza, say hello to the leaders, to all Gaza's martyrs, all the Muslims,
Amal Haniyeh said as she mourned beside his coffin Our message to the occupation (Israel) today is that you are sinking deep in the mud and your end is getting closer than ever. The blood of Haniyeh will change all equations."
Senior Hamas official Sami Abu Zuhri to Reuters by phone as he attended the funeral We are looking for a real response, not a performative response, and for real opportunities. A studied response,
said Hezbollah chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, speaking in a televised address to mark the funeral of the slain commander We have the basis for a cease-fire. He should move on it, and they should move on it now,
Biden told reporters after the call Israel is at a very high level of preparation for any scenario, both defensive and offensive,
Netanyahu said in a statement It will take time, as it took after the massacre in Munich, but our hands will catch them wherever they are,
Barnea said, referring to the killing of Israeli athletes by terrorists at the 1972 Olympics It's a tactical, not a strategic victory (for Netanyahu), he scored points but that could change very quickly
said Asher Cohen, a political science professor at Israel's Bar Ilan University There should be no more escalation of conflict and confrontation,
We are preparing for an attack on five fronts at any moment.
An Israeli official said last night