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The National
28-03-2025
- Politics
- The National
Khamenei says Quds Day demonstrations more 'significant' this year as Israel continues Gaza attacks
Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said this year's Quds (Jerusalem) Day marches are more "significant" than the years before, as thousands of people rallied across the country to show solidarity with Palestine, state media reported. Quds Day was instated by Ruhollah Khomeini after the 1979 revolution and falls on the last Friday of Ramadan. Although demonstrations technically begin on Friday, crowds were seen waving the Iranian and Palestinian flags on Thursday, and burning the Israeli and American flags, across various cities in the country. 'Quds Day is always a sign of the unity and strength of the Iranian nation … and a sign that the Iranian nation … will not abandon the slogan of supporting Palestine," Mr Khamenei said in a televised address on Thursday night. Naval commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Alireza Tangsiri vowed to "destroy" anyone who carries out acts of aggression against Iran. Israel and Iran last year exchanged fire in tit-for-tat attacks that sparked fears of a protracted war between the two enemy states. With Israel's continuing bombardment of the Gaza Strip where the death toll has surpassed 50,000 people since October 7, 2023, Iran's foreign ministry accused Israel of being emboldened by the full "political, military, financial and media support" of the US. "The Zionist regime … has pursued the project of erasing Palestine with unprecedented intensity in the form of full-scale genocide," the statement said. The foreign ministry described Quds Day as an opportunity for the world to express its rejection of "the greatest injustice of the 20th century", referring to Israel's occupation of Palestine. Further demonstrations were seen on Thursday in Malaysia and Pakistan.
Nahar Net
27-03-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Qassem says 'no room for normalization or surrender in Lebanon'
by Naharnet Newsdesk 27 March 2025, 12:26 Hezbollah chief Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a speech broadcast in the evening that Hezbollah "will not accept the continued (Israeli) occupation," referring to the ongoing presence of Israeli troops in south Lebanon after a recent war. The Lebanese group initiated cross-border fire with the Israeli military in support of Hamas on October 8, 2023. Hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah dramatically spiraled into all-out conflict last September, and the group remains a target of Israeli air strikes despite a November 27 ceasefire. "The prisoners must be released," Qassem said, referring to those captured by Israel during and after the war, adding: "There is no room for normalization or surrender in Lebanon." The conflict severely weakened Hezbollah, which saw a slew of senior commanders killed, including its longtime chief Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. Qassem was speaking ahead of an annual Tehran-sponsored pro-Palestinian commemoration later this week Quds (Jerusalem) Day commemorations, when Iran and its allies organize marches in support of the Palestinians, were launched in 1979 by Iran's revolutionary leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. They are traditionally held on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which this year is expected to finish at the end of March.
