Turkey's Erdogan declares Aug 2 day of national mourning over killing of Hamas chief

Ankara: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday declared Friday, Aug 2, a day of national mourning over the killing of the head of Hamas' political bureau Ismail Haniyeh.

"In order to show our support for the Palestinian Cause and our solidarity with our Palestinian siblings, a day of national mourning was declared tomorrow (August 2 Friday) due to Hamas Political Bureau Chairman Ismail Haniyeh's martyrdom," he said on social media platform X.

Condemned the assassination of Palestinian militant group Hamas' leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Erdogan earlier said the killing would not break Palestinians' will.