China has responded to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, denouncing it as an "act of assassination."
Hamas said that Haniyeh was killed Wednesday in an Israeli raid on his residence in Tehran, a day after attending Iran's new President Masoud Pezeshkian 's inauguration.
"We are closely following the incident. China firmly opposes and condemns the act of assassination and is deeply concerned that the incident may plunge the region into greater turmoil," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said during Wednesday's press conference.
Israel has not claimed responsibility for the attack, with the Israeli Defense Forces telling a Newsweek reporter, "We do not comment on those reports."
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