Conference of resistance leaders at the Iranian embassy in Beirut

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen Net
15 Apr 2023 23:54
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Deputy Secretary General of Hezbollah said that the path of resistance has proliferated into an axis in the region spearheaded by the Islamic Republic of Iran and with Palestine as its focal point has developed into a force to be reckoned with.

Meeting of leading resistance figures at the Iranian embassy commemorating Al Quds Day, 2023 (Al Mayadeen TV)

On the occasion of International Quds Day, Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem stressed that Al-Quds is the key to liberating the entire region from oppression and hegemony.

"Quds Day is an annual checkmark for evaluating progress and addressing obstacles, and after 44 years, strategic achievements have been made to remove the Israeli occupation entity from existence," Qassem said.

#القدس مفتاح تحرير كل المنطقة من سطوة الظلم والاستكبار.

نائب الأمين العام لـ #حزب_الله الشيخ نعيم قاسم.#يوم_القدس #يوم_القدس_العالمي #يوم_القدس_العالمي_2023 pic.twitter.com/mu0vpD6Ytz
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"The path of resistance today is more powerful, and it has imposed equations of deterrence. There are no limits to our defense, and there are no limits to confronting this occupation," Qassem added, noting that "Iran is at the lead in supporting the resistance and has tolerated the expenses of opposing the international trend."

"The path of resistance has proliferated into an axis in the region spearheaded by the Islamic Republic of Iran and with Palestine as its focal point has developed into a force to be reckoned with."

Qassem explained that the Axis acts as a "coherent" body that operates on the basis of a united front, stressing that an ignited conflict across all fronts is a probable scenario that the Israelis are aware of.

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On his part, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mojtaba Amani, pointed out that "the developments we are experiencing indicate major transformations in the region, and we must take advantage of them to strive for the liberation of the Palestinian people."

السفير الإيراني في #لبنان مجتبى أماني: يجب أن نستفيد من المتغيرات الأخيرة للسعي لنيل الشعب الفلسطيني كامل حقوقه.#فلسطين #إيران #يوم_القدس_العالمي #الضفة_درع_القدس #القدس pic.twitter.com/uV5pKO568V
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Furthermore, Osama Hamdan, a Palestinian Hamas leader, confirmed that "the resistance in Palestine has known special support thanks to the efforts of the late commander martyr Qassem Soleimani."

"44 years after the declaration of Quds Day, the enemy was defeated in Lebanon; then Gaza has contended in Al-Quds, and its aggression against Syria receded," Hamdan added. "The resistance and its axis have surrounded the enemy, whom despite the formidable magnitude stands helpless in front of the capacities of the resistance."

القيادي في حركة حماس أسامة حمدان: المقاومة في #فلسطين عرفت الكثير من جهد الشهيد #قاسم_سليماني. #يوم_القدس_العالمي #إيران pic.twitter.com/Ui6RUWZnsn
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 15, 2023

The head of the International Union of Resistance Scholars, Sheikh Maher Hammoud, also said that "Iran has endured the war and the blockade for the sake of Palestine, and it has endured high costs for this cause."

رئيس الاتحاد العالمي لعلماء المقاومة الشيخ ماهر حمود: 44 على إعلان يوم القدس والعطاء يتجدد ويتواصل مع أهلنا في #فلسطين.#يوم_القدس_العالمي pic.twitter.com/FQ6YWpnzfY
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 15, 2023

The Deputy Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Abu Ahmad Fuad, indicated that Palestine is now in midst of an armed revolution, saluting Iran for its support for the Palestinian cause.

"We are experiencing novel developments at the regional and international levels, and the time of American unipolarity has ended, and we have begun to live in a multipolar stage," Fuad continued.

Additionally, the representative of the Ansar Allah movement in Lebanon, Ammar al-Hamzi, confirmed that "the forces of hegemony are in decline thanks to the awareness and struggle of peoples of the region," adding that the International Quds Day and the major transformations this year "have a frightening impact on the Zionist enemy."

ممثل حركة #أنصار_الله في #لبنان عمار الحمزي: قوى الاستكبار بدأت بالانحدار بسبب وعي ونهضة الشعوب.#فلسطين #اليمن #يوم_القدس_العالمي #الضفة_درع_القدس pic.twitter.com/HgfeJXJWvB
— قناة الميادين (@AlMayadeenNews) April 15, 2023

Every year on the last Friday of Ramadan, international marches take place to support the Palestinian people's fight against "Israel" and the battle to free their land.

The yearly event is viewed as an occasion for people of all faiths throughout the world to express their solidarity for the Palestinian cause and is one of the legacies of Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran.

Ayatollah Khomeini designated the final Friday of Ramadan as Al-Quds Day in 1979, shortly after leading an Islamic Revolution that deposed the US-backed Shah of Iran.