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Turkey condemns ‘heinous’ assassination of Haniyeh

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has condemned the "heinous" assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, according to Anadolu news agency.

The ministry stated that Haniyeh's killing "once again shows that Israel’s Netanyahu government has no intention of achieving peace" and warned that the "region will face much larger conflicts if the international community does not intervene to stop Israel."