Indonesian President Joko Widodo has labelled Wednesday’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismael Haniyeh “murder”.

“That was violence, a murder that is intolerable, and took place in the sovereign area of Iran,” he said in a speech at the Jakarta Convention Center on Thursday.

“I suppose all, including Indonesia, strongly condemn violence and murder like that.”

Hamas has accused Israel of carrying out the strike on Haniyeh’s residence in Iran’s capital Tehran. Israel is yet to claim responsibility.