Imran Khan condemns Haniyeh's killing by "war criminal" Netanyahu

Incarcerated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan on Friday condemned the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

The former prime minister took to the microblogging site X to express his deep sorrow over the incident.

"I strongly condemn the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and the bombing of Beirut by the government of the war criminal, Netanyahu," he wrote in the post.

"Israel's war crimes and blatant violations of international laws and conventions reflect the complete breakdown of any international rule-based order that may have existed," the veteran politician added.

The 62-year-old Palestinian leader was killed in a missile attack on his residence in Tehran in the early hours of Wednesday (July 31), along with one of his bodyguards.

The Revolutionary Guards stated that the cause of the attack is under investigation and will be announced soon.

Haniyeh was in Tehran to attend the swearing-in ceremony of newly-elected Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday.

A day earlier, Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the funeral prayer of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, which was attended by thousands of men and women. 

Later, his body was transported to Qatar, where his second funeral prayer was offered at Imam Muhammad Bin Abdul Wahab Mosque in Doha today (August 2) after Friday prayers.

Haniyeh's family will bid their final farewell to him at Lusail Cemetery, where he will be laid to rest.