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Publish date4 Aug 2024 - 22:37
Story Code : 645095

Massive rally in Istanbul to mourn Hamas leader Haniyeh, support Palestinians in Gaza

Hundreds of thousands of people gathered at Hagia Sophia Square in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Saturday to mourn the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and support Palestinians in Gaza under the banner “Last Call.”
People attend funeral prayer in absentia for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 2, 2024 [Cemal Yurttaş/Anadolu Agency]
People attend funeral prayer in absentia for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran, at Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque in Istanbul, Turkiye on August 2, 2024 [Cemal Yurttaş/Anadolu Agency]
Hamas political bureau chief Haniyeh issued the call for this day of action before being assassinated in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Wednesday.
Haniyeh had declared 3 August to be a national and international day of solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza and those imprisoned in Israeli facilities. He had urged all Islamic, Arab, and global communities to join in protests and demonstrations to show their solidarity.
The march in Türkiye’s largest city was so huge that people were seen in the streets surrounding Hagia Sophia Square, expressing their solidarity with the Palestinians.
Protesters carried Turkish and Palestinian flags while chanting slogans for Palestine’s freedom and condemning Israel and the US, which has provided financial and military support to Tel Aviv since 7 October of last year.
“Free Palestine from the river to the sea,” and “Murderer Israel get out of Palestine” were among the main slogans chanted by the gathering.
Banners in multiple languages condemned the situation in Gaza, demanding an end to the violence and genocide. Some banners read: “End the massacre, don’t let children die” and “Israel, stop the genocide.”
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