In a meeting with Ramadan Abdullah, the secretary general of the Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad, the Supreme Leader noted that resistance groups are a symbol of the Palestinian nation’s struggle for defending Islam.
Referring to the valuable victory of the Palestinian nation and the Islamic resistance for forcing the Zionist regime to retreat from Gaza, he stated that although the Zionist withdrawal was a minor response to the demands and rights of the Palestinian nation but it proved a great victory against the supporters of the Zionist regime and showed Israel’s powerlessness.
This victory showed that the resistance pays off and would eventually lead to the liberation of other occupied territories, Ayatollah Khamenei noted.
“The Palestinian nation and brave youth should continue with the path of resistance with the cooperation of Jihadi groups.”
Pointing to the United States’ failures in Lebanon and Iraq and in its political confrontation with Iran, the Supreme Leader noted that the enemy is not as powerful as it claims while the Islamic front has many capabilities that it should use effectively.
Ramadan Abdullah, for his part, referred to the Islamic Republic and the Iranian nation as the real supporters of the Palestinian nation.
The victory in Gaza was a result of continued resistance and in order to safeguard the achievements of this victory and confront the current threats it is needed to maintain resistance, remarked the Islamic Jihad official.
Abdullah said that the Islamic Jihad only accepted the ceasefire on condition that it would keep the right to retaliate any military operation by the Zionist regime.
“The Islamic Jihad has always called for cooperation with other resistance groups that will firmly stand against the dangerous conspiracies of the U.S. and Israel,” he said in conclusion.
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