Prayers and protests: Istanbul reacts to death of Hamas leader

Demonstrators flooded the streets of Istanbul on Wednesday carrying Palestinian flags and holding prayers to denounce the assassination of Hamas’ chief political figure Ismail Haniyeh.

It was clear that the killing of the Hamas leader would provoke a response.

Feda Abdelhady, Deputy Permanent Observer of the State of Palestine to the United Nations declared, “Every day brings more horror, loss and suffering for our people as Israeli…