Islamic world has a duty to support Gaza people: Ghalibaf

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf held a meeting with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the resistance movement Hamas in Tehran on Thursday.

Ghalibaf received Haniyeh in Tehran's Baharestan, the compound of the Iranian parliament.

"The resistance of the Resistance Front and the Palestinian people is outstanding, and the entire Islamic world has a duty to support the people of Gaza," Ghaliba said in the meeting.

'"The final winner of this battle is the side that has more resistance," he also said, adding that not only the Resistance groups in Palestine have showen great resistance over the six-month period since the Gaza invasion by the Zionist regime was launched but also the ordinary people have accompanied them by showing great steadfastness in the face of hardships.

Haniyeh, for his part, expressed gratitude for Islamic Republic of Iran's support to Palestinians and noted the Palestinians have shown great resistance over the past six months. 

The senior Hamas official said that the Palestinians will continue to resist the occupation, noting that the enemy failed to achieve any of its goals in the Gaza battle.

According to Haniyeh, Gaza is at the forefront of resistance against the Zionist regime, therefore they seek to remove Gaza from the Axis of Resistance and bring it into "the Axis of Compromise."

Haniyeh arrived in Tehran on Tuesday and was received by Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the Iranian foreign minister.

The senior Hamas official and his accompanying delegation have also already been received by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei on the visit.