Qasem Soleimani on Gaza

31 July 2014 | 15:14 Code : 1936528 Latest Headlines

According to IRNA, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Major General Qasem Soleimani released a statement regarding the war in the Gaza in which he praised the determination of the leaders and soldiers of all Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza, and argued that “calls to disarm the resistance is an illusion that will never happen.”

According to Fars News Agency, Deputy Foreign Minister for Arab and African Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian criticized the Egyptian government for not expediting the necessary permits in order for Iranian humanitarian supplies to be sent to the Gaza Strip via Egypt’s Rafah crossing. Abdollahian called the long delay “unacceptable.”

Fars News Agency reported the Tursunbai Bakir Uulu, an MP in Kyrgyzstan’s parliament and head of the Erkin Kyrgyzstan (ErK) political party, has endorsed a recent statement made by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei regarding the need to arm the West Bank and Gaza. Uulu also stated that the “United Nations should establish a commission to investigate Israeli war crimes,” and “referred to (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu as Hitler.”