“In the past, the Palestinian youth used to defend himself with stones, but he does so today with precision missiles,” he said.
He pointed out that despite the oppression practiced by the Zionist regime, the oppressed people raised their flags and the internal strength of jihad doubled by 100.
Khamenei’s letter cites part of his statements made last Friday during a speech he gave on the occasion of International Day of Jerusalem (Jerusalem, in Arabic).
The leader of the Iranian Islamic Revolution endorsed in that speech the necessity of defending the Palestinian cause and the holy city in the face of the ferocity of the occupier.
The resistance factions, such as the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), have strengthened their military capabilities and built rockets, according to reports received here, that hit important Israeli sites.
“Hispan” TV channel issued a statement issued by the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, announcing the launch of 100 rockets on the lands occupied by Israel.
The message stated that the bombing was a response to the Israeli suppression of the Palestinians in the yard of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
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