A Hamas delegation headed by Ismail Haniyeh, head of the movement's political bureau, met on Tuesday afternoon with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi.

According to a Hamas statement, during the meeting, the two sides discussed political developments in Palestine and at the regional and international levels.

Haniyeh praised the Iranian role in the Palestinian cause and its support for the steadfastness and resistance of the Palestinian people and the positions of the Iranian president, especially his speech during the International Quds Day festival.

During the meeting, Haniyeh gave an explanation of the overall situation in Palestine, especially the behavior of the occupation and its crimes against the Palestinian people in the West Bank and Jerusalem and in the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque and its plans to divide it in time and space as a prelude to controlling it, pointing to the escalation of the spirit of resistance and jihad in the West Bank and the state of steadfastness and popular embrace of it with what stands In the face of the settlement plans Judaization. As stated in the statement.

He also reviewed the consequences of the blockade on Gaza and the resulting humanitarian situation in the medical, educational and humanitarian fields, and called for concerted efforts to completely end the blockade on the Strip and strengthen the steadfastness of our people in it.

For his part, the Iranian president affirmed Iran's continuation as a leader and government in his country's firm policy of standing by the resistance and the Palestinian people. He also praised the positive and unitary performance of Hamas in its sponsorship and support for all resistance factions.