Jordan condemns assassination of Hamas chief Haniyeh

Jordan on Wednesday condemned the assassination of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.

A Foreign Ministry statement on X said the killing was "a violation of international law and humanitarian law," describing it as an "escalatory crime" that will cause further tension and chaos in the region.

The statement added that ministry spokesman Sufyan Al-Qudah reaffirmed Jordan's "firm stance" against violations of international law and state sovereignty, condemning political assassinations, terrorism, and violence, irrespective of their motives.

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced early Wednesday that Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Israel has made no immediate announcement about the assassination.