Afghan Voice Agency (AVA) - International Service: In a message, the leader of the Islamic Revolution expressed his condolences for the martyrdom of the head of the political office of Hamas and stressed that the criminal and terrorist Zionist regime prepared the ground for severe punishment with this action.

 

Following the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political office of Hamas, Imam Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Revolution, in a message, while condoling the martyrdom of this brave and prominent mujahid leader, emphasized to the Islamic Ummah, the Resistance Front and the proud nation of Palestine: The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime will be severely punished with this action. We consider it our duty to provide for ourselves and seek the blood of him who was martyred in the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

 

The text of the message of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution is as follows:

in the name of Allah

Dear people of Iran!

The brave and prominent Palestinian mujahid leader Mr. Ismail Haniyeh joined the meeting of Allah at dawn last night and the great resistance front mourned. The criminal and terrorist Zionist regime martyred our dear guest in our house and made us sad, but it also prepared a harsh punishment for itself.

 

Martyr Haniyeh took his precious life for many years in the field of honorable struggle and was ready for martyrdom and had sacrificed his children and people in this way. He was not afraid of becoming a martyr in the way of God and saving God's servants, but we consider it our duty to seek his blood in this bitter and difficult incident that happened in the territory of the Islamic Republic.

 

I offer my condolences to the Islamic Ummah, to the resistance front, to the brave and proud nation of Palestine, and especially to the family and survivors of Martyr Haniyeh and one of his companions who was martyred with him, and I ask God Almighty to raise their ranks.

Seyed Ali Khamenei

July 31, 2024

 

At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has also said in its announcement number two that last night's crime showed that the Zionist gang of criminals, killers and terrorists, regardless of international rules and regulations, to cover up the shameful failures of the 9-month war in Gaza. It has led to the massacre of tens of thousands of Palestinian women, men and children, and does not hesitate to commit any criminal act.

 

The Revolutionary Guards emphasized that this crime of the Zionist regime will undoubtedly face a harsh and painful response from the powerful and huge resistance front, especially Islamic Iran, and the blessings of the martyrdom of Al-Quds Dr. Ismail Haniyeh will help them in defending the cause and rights of the Palestinian nation.