Qatar condemns killing of Hamas chief Haniyeh in Tehran

Qatar strongly condemned the killing of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Qatar's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

The ministry said the killing of Haniyeh was a "heinous crime, a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international and humanitarian law."

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stresses that this assassination and the reckless Israeli behaviour in continuously targeting civilians in Gaza will lead to the region slipping into chaos and undermine the chances of peace," it added.