Iran puts its support behind Palestinians in their fight against Israeli persecution
"Tehran backs the Palestinians' fight against the Zionist regime (Israel). The Palestinians have emerged as a missile-equipped nation," Hossein Salami -- the head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards -- said in a televised speech on Wednesday.
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- Published Date: 05:56 | 19 May 2021
- Modified Date: 03:10 | 20 May 2021
Iran supports Palestinians' fight against Israel, the head of the elite Iranian Revolutionary Guards said in a televised speech on Wednesday.
"Tehran backs the Palestinians' fight against the Zionist regime (Israel)," Hossein Salami said. "The Palestinians have emerged as a missile-equipped nation."
Iran supports the Hamas who rule the Gaza Strip and have fired hundreds of rockets across the border at Israel.
Israel, which Iran does not recognise, said on Wednesday it was not setting a timeframe for an end to hostilities with Hamas as it pounded the enclave with airstrikes.
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