Iran buries senior Hamas official as Israel braces for revenge

Ethan Bronner and Peter Martin | Bloomberg News (TNS)

Iran’s Supreme Leader led prayers over the coffin of Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas assassinated in Tehran this week, as the Israeli military heightened its alert over potential retaliatory attacks.

Iranian state TV showed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei leading the start of the funeral procession before Haniyeh’s coffin was driven into the city center, through crowds waving Palestinian flags while some onlookers called for revenge.