Iran hails historic resistance of Gazans against Israeli genocide

Iran’s foreign minister says Israel failed to achieve its goals in the 15-month-long genocidal war on Gaza.

Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday the Israeli regime was finally forced to sit for talks and come to an agreement with the same movement it was seeking to annihilate.

Araghchi was speaking at a meeting with members of the leadership council of the Hamas resistance movement.

He said Hamas managed to compel the enemy to accept a ceasefire based on conditions laid out by the resistance.

“Despite committing barbaric crimes and killing thousands of women, children and defenseless people, the Zionist regime was forced to negotiate and agree with a movement that it intended to completely destroy,” he said.

“The occupying regime failed to achieve its goals, and Hamas, relying on the power of faith and its popular position, was able to force the enemy to accept a ceasefire based on the conditions of the resistance and the release of Palestinian prisoners who had been held captive by the aggressor regime for years,” the top Iranian diplomat said.

Araghchi added that the resistance of the people of Gaza against the Zionist regime’s unprecedented genocide will be remembered in history.

“The resistance and perseverance of the people of Gaza in this small area against the unprecedented genocide of the Zionist regime will be recorded and immortalized in history, and the power of resistance, which was crystallized in the scenes of the return of the patient Palestinian people to their land, is a source of pride and honor for all Muslims and freedom-loving people in the world,” Araghchi said.

Withdrawal from Netzarim Corridor another ‘failure’ of war goals for Israel: Hamas

Hamas says the withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Netzarim Corridor is another failure for the occupying regime in achieving its declared goals in the 15-month-long genocidal war on Gaza.

The Iranian foreign minister reiterated that US President Donald Trump's plan to force Palestinians out of Gaza is in line with the colonial conspiracy of eliminating Palestine, and is totally unacceptable.

Araqchi referred to his telephone calls with the Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha and the foreign ministers of some Arab and Islamic countries to follow up on holding an emergency meeting of the Organization’s foreign ministers.

He emphasized “the need for Islamic countries to adopt a coherent and decisive stance against this dangerous conspiracy.”

Darwish thanks Iran for supporting Palestinians

For his part, the head of the Hamas delegation, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, thanked Iran’s Supreme Leader, government, and nation for supporting Palestinians.

He praised the leaders and commanders of the resistance, especially the martyrs Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Mohammad Deif, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din, and thousands of Palestinian, Lebanese, Iraqi, Yemeni, and Iranian mujahideen, and of course, the martyr General Hajj Qassem Soleimani, who sacrificed their lives for the holy cause of Palestine in confronting the crimes of the Zionist regime.

He described the victory of the resistance over Israel as “a turning point in the history of Palestine,” which resulted in inflicting a strategic defeat on the occupying regime and resulted in widespread global support for the Palestinian people.

Darwish added that nobody can force the people of Gaza out of their land.

He condemned the US president’s plan to evacuate people from Gaza,

The head of the Hamas leadership council recalled the need for Arab and Islamic countries to adopt a firm and united stance in opposing these plans and supporting the Palestinian people.

Iran will continue to support resistance front until ultimate victory: Top security official

Iran’s top security official vows the continuation of Tehran’s support for resistance until the front’s ultimate victory in Palestine and Lebanon.

"No one can expel our resilient people, who were able to resist the crimes and aggression of the Zionist regime during more than fifteen months of continuous genocide and return victoriously to their cities and regions, from Gaza because our people are rooted in their land and homeland like olive trees," he stated.

Darwish appreciated the vibrant Iranian foreign policy in supporting the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people in international forums, and “expressed hope that with the completion of the ceasefire agreement process, we will witness the formation of a regional and global campaign to support the reconstruction of Gaza and heal the pain and suffering of the Palestinian people.”

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