Announcement in Tehran
Terrorist leader promises victory over Israel in Gaza war
March 30, 2024, 9:39 p.m
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Hamas fighters and other militant groups are militarily inferior to the Israeli army. Nevertheless, the leader of Islamic Jihad promises victory against Israel in the Gaza war. He relies on the support of Jerusalem’s archenemy.
The leader of the Iranian-backed militant group Islamic Jihad has announced a victory over Israel in the Gaza war during talks with Iran’s foreign minister in Tehran. “I promise you that we will be the winners in the war,” Sijad al-Nachalah told reporters during his meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, according to a report by the official Irna news agency. He described the meeting itself as “important” and thanked Iran for its support for the Palestinians.
Iran has not directly intervened in the war between Israel and the militant Islamist Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but has long described Israel as its arch-enemy. Experts say the country supports Islamic Jihad and Hamas both financially and politically. “The active diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran has played a major role in defining the attitude of the Palestinian resistance,” Al-Nachalah was quoted as saying. According to the Irna report, the two sides discussed recent developments in the war as well as Israel’s “war crimes and genocide.”
Hamas leader Ismail Haniya was also in the Iranian capital and met Al-Nachalah there. In the past few days he has met with Iranian government representatives for consultations. Iranian media reported that at their bilateral meeting on Friday, Al-Nachalah and Haniya said the success of any indirect negotiations with Israel depends on the end of the war in Gaza, the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Palestinian territory, the return of internally displaced people and continued supplies humanitarian aid supplies.
The two extremists also emphasized the need to “intensify resistance in all areas” and thanked Yemen’s Houthi militia and anti-Israel militant groups in Iraq and Lebanon for their support.