Palestinian Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziad al-Nakhalah and a senior Hamas delegation have arrived in Tehran to attend the farewell ceremonies for the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, according to Palestinian media. Al-Nakhalah, who is on Israel's targeted-kill list, entered Iran under full secrecy; the Hamas delegation includes senior political bureau members Osama Hamdan, Zaher Jabarin, and head of the Hamas Shura Council Muhammad Darwish.
New details have emerged on the delegations traveling to Tehran for the funeral ceremonies of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei. According to Palestinian media, PIJ chief Ziad al-Nakhalah—who is on Israel's targeted-kill list—entered Iran under full secrecy, accompanying his movement's delegation. A senior Hamas political bureau delegation also arrived, comprising Osama Hamdan, Zaher Jabarin, and the head of Hamas's Shura Council, Muhammad Darwish.
As The Zioneer reported earlier today (Friday, starting at 16:20 Jerusalem time), al-Nakhalah and the PIJ delegation had already been identified en route. The Hamas arrival was flagged by Israeli reporter Lia Goldstein at 16:43 as a convergence of senior proxy-network figures in one location. For context, the Khamenei farewell ceremonies began Friday morning at the Mosalla complex in Tehran, with delegations from across Iran's regional axis—including the Nasrallah and Mughniyeh families (12:21), Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi representatives (13:44), and a Qatari Shura Council delegation (16:19)—already present or reported en route.
What remains unclear: whether any of the senior visitors will face operational or travel restrictions, and how long the delegations intend to stay.
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