The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday that the communist nation “firmly” opposes and condemns the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital of Tehran.
“We firmly oppose and condemn the act of assassination and are deeply concerned that the incident may plunge the region into greater turmoil,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told reporters. “Gaza needs a comprehensive and permanent ceasefire as soon as possible and there should be no more escalation of the conflict and confrontation.”
Haniyeh was killed by a missile that hit him “directly” in a state guesthouse in the early hours of Wednesday morning, Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official, told a news conference, citing witnesses who were with Haniyeh.
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