A funeral service was held on Friday at the Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab mosque in Doha, Qatar, for Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated this week in Iran. Eulogies were also held for the mass murderer at the al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Haniyeh, seen as one of the terrorist group's most prominent leaders, lived a life of luxury in the Qatari capital, away from the people he ruled over. He was killed early Wednesday morning along with his terrorist bodyguard in northern Tehran where he was visiting for that country's presidential inauguration. It was reported on Thursday that Haniyeh was killed by an explosive that had been planted in the room where he had been staying two months before the assassination. According to Axios , Israeli intelligence learned which room Haniyeh stayed in during each of his visits to Tehran and planted an explosive that featured artificial intelligence technology. The device was then detonated remotely by alleged Mossad agents in Iran after they received word that Haniyeh was in the room. The report also stated that the American government had not been informed of the assassination ahead of time. In the meantime, Israel is bracing for a retaliatory strike by Iran, which sees the strike on its guest as personal. US officials told CNN on Thursday that the US is expecting that an Iranian attack in retaliation for the elimination may be similar to the barrage of ballistic missiles and drones launched against Israel on April 13. The officials said that this time the attack could be larger and more complicated than before, including the possibility of a coordinated attack with Iranian proxies from multiple directions. The report also said that the US also estimates that this time there is a greater concern that US military bases in the area will be among the targets of the attack. CNN further reported that President Joe Biden is weighing more US defenses in the Middle East as the US prepares for the Iranian retaliation against Israel.
