Israel will be overthrown by Palestinian resistance, Iran tells Hamas

Palestinian resistance is the best way to overthrow Israel, Iran's Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Akbar Ahmadian told Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Monday, according to Iranian semi-official media outlet Fars.

The two men met in Tehran and discussed how best to "cause the greatest damage to the Zionist enemy and its supporters."

"The Palestinian resistance, which once fought to defend itself in Gaza, has reached a stage of preparation where it is now consolidating its presence in the West Bank," said Ahmadian to Haniyeh.

Haniyeh, in turn, thanked the Islamic Republic for "strengthening unity and cooperation in the Islamic world and the Palestinian resistance groups."

"The Palestinian resistance, which once fought to defend itself in Gaza, has reached a stage of preparation where it is now consolidating its presence in the West Bank."

Ali Akbar Ahmadian

A recent poll showed that most Palestinians agree with Ahmadian with more than half of respondents saying that an armed struggle against Israel was the most effective way to end the Israeli "occupation." READ MORE