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OIC says Israel ‘fully responsible’ for Hamas chief Haniyeh’s killing

Women attend the funeral procession of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran [File: Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blamed Israel for the attack that killed Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran, which has vowed to retaliate.

A statement issued after an extraordinary meeting of the 57-member bloc on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia said it “holds Israel, the illegal occupying power, fully responsible for this heinous attack”, which it described as “a serious infringement” of Iran’s sovereignty.

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