Hamas is resolute in its fight against Israel

TEHRAN (Defapress) - Sinwar's letter on Friday in response to Nasrallah's message of condolences following the assassination of former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran comes as Israel is stepping up its aggression against Lebanon. 

"We in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas received with great appreciation and pride your kind message, congratulating and condoling our two martyrs and your companion in jihad and resistance, and the loss of the nation, the mujahid leader, Mr. Ismail Haniyeh," Sinwar wrote.

He thanked Nasrallah "for your solidarity combined with sincere and noble feelings, which were expressed by your blessed actions on the fronts of the resistance axis, in support, backing, and engagement in this battle, asking God Almighty to bless your efforts, and protect you and your country from all harm". 

Haniyeh was assassinated in his accommodation in a guesthouse in northern Tehran after attending the inauguration ceremony for Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

Sinwar hailed Haniyeh as "the symbol of the nation and Palestine", saying his blood and the blood of other Palestinians will increase their strength and power "in confronting the Nazi-Zionist occupation".

"We also affirm that the movement will remain, as it has always been, steadfast on the path of loyalty to the blood of the martyrs, and that the lofty principles that the martyred leader Abu al-Abd [Haniyeh] called for will remain steadfast and present," he wrote. 

He cited “the unity of our Palestinian people in the choice of jihad and resistance, and the unity of the nation, with the axis of resistance at its heart in the face of the Zionist project in defense of our nation and our sanctities, foremost among which are al-Quds and al-Aqsa” among the principles which Hamas will follow, “until the occupation is defeated and swept away from our land, and our independent state with full sovereignty is established with al-Quds as its capital".