War looms over Middle East as Iran's Khamenei orders 'direct attack' on Israel | the debate

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei lead thousands of mourners in funeral prayers for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh In Tehran. Khamenei led prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Qatar, having earlier threatened a "harsh punishment" for his killing. Haniyeh’s body will be transferred to Qatar's capital Doha for prayers and burial, Hamas said in a statement on July 31. The funeral processions on August 1 came with calls for revenge after the killing of Haniyeh in a strike blamed on Israel.