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Palestinians to keep defending Al-Aqsa against Israel: Haniyeh
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said on Sunday in a press statement, “Our people and resistance are in good shape and we will continue to defend al-Aqsa [Mosque]”.
He added that Iran was a strategic asset base for the people of Palestine and the resistance.
Ali Akbar Velayati, Foreign Relations Advisor, for his part, praised the latest achievements of Palestinian resistance groups, emphasizing Iran’s support for the people of Palestine.
“We follow your great victories and achievements and what you do is a cause of honor for the [anti-Israel] resistance [front],” he said.
“You are a role model for the Muslim world,” he added.
The phone call happened amid the escalation of Israel’s violent attacks against the Palestinian people and holy sites across the occupied territories, especially the al-Aqsa Mosque in the East al-Quds.
Since the start of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, the occupied West Bank has had an escalation of Israeli violence, with over two dozen Palestinians have been murdered and many more wounded at the hands of the Israeli troops.
The Israeli killing and repression of Palestinians have been green-lit by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, who gave full freedom of action to Israeli forces earlier this month to boost their brutal invasions against Palestinians.
In the latest act of provocation against the al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds, over 19 Palestinians were wounded in clashes on Sunday as Israeli settlers stormed the sacred site under the security of Israeli military forces.
On Saturday morning, the Israeli forces’ aggression expanded inside al-Aqsa Mosque, as they stormed the mosque’s courtyards and assaulted worshipers, injuring over 150 Palestinians and capturing 400 others.
