Speaking in a meeting with the Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh on Friday evening, Ayatollah Dr Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi thanked him for his hopeful vision on the liberation of al-Quds and the end of the occupation of Palestine and said, "Operation Al-Quds Sword was one of the signs of the victory of the resistance movement”.

The President added, "Operation Sword al-Quds showed that the power is in the hands of the resistance. In this operation, the resistance forces put the Zionist enemy under such pressure that neither the Zionists themselves nor their supporters even thought about”.

Dr Raisi described the victory of Operation Sword al-Quds as bringing hope for friends and despairs for the enemies of the resistance movement and said, "The most important message of this victory was that the theory of resistance in Palestine has worked and will work”.

The President stressed that the Islamic Republic of Iran will always support the Palestinian warriors, adding, "We have never had any doubt about this policy. In our view, Palestine has been -and will be- the first issue of the Islamic world”.

At the same meeting, the Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau Ismail Haniyeh also said, "The Islamic Republic of Iran and Imam Khomeini (RA) have paid special attention to Palestine from the beginning of the victory of the Islamic Revolution”.

He added, "After 43 years since the victory of the Islamic Revolution, Iran has remained steadfast in supporting the cause of Quds, and your victory in the recent elections is another proof of the stability of the Iranian nation in supporting the cause of the liberation of al-Quds”.

"We know that many of the hostile positions of the United States, the Zionist Regime and some other countries against Iran are due to the support of resistance movements and the rejection of US plans for Palestine," said Ismail Haniyeh.

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