Ismail Haniyeh, the Doha-based political bureau chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, speaks to the media after a meeting with the Iranian foreign minister in Tehran on March 26, 2024. In response to the killing Haniyeh in Tehran, the Palestinian militant Islamist group is calling for a "day of rage" in the West Bank on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024. (AFP via Getty Images/TNS)

RAMALLAH, West Bank — In response to the killing of top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Palestinian militant Islamist group is calling for a “day of rage” in the West Bank on Friday.

Hamas issued a statement urging Palestinians to pray for Haniyeh during Friday prayers in mosques.

“May marches of thunderous anger pour out of every mosque to denounce the cowardly crime of the assassination,” the Hamas statement said.

Haniyeh was killed in the early hours of Wednesday in an attack on the residence he was staying at in Tehran. Iran and Hamas have accused Israel of the assassination and vowed retaliation. Israel has not yet commented on the incident.

Following a funeral service in Tehran, Haniyeh, who had been living in exile in Qatar, will be buried in Doha on Friday.