Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has met and held talks with senior officials from the Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad resistance movements on the latest field developments in the Gaza Strip as well as a four-day truce in the territory.
Amir-Abdollahian had a meeting with Secretary General of the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad movement Ziad al-Nakhala, deputy chief of the Hamas political bureau in the Gaza Strip Khalil al-Hayya, and other officials from the groups in the Lebanese capital city of Beirut on Wednesday.
They exchanged viewpoints on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, and the truce, which is slated to begin at 10 a.m. local time (0800 GMT) tomorrow.
The top Iranian diplomat and high-ranking Palestinian resistance figures also discussed means to extend the truce deal, and dispatch humanitarian aid to the oppressed Palestinian nation.
Hamas announced early on Wednesday morning that it had reached an agreement with Israel on a four-day humanitarian ceasefire following concentrated mediation efforts by Qatar and Egypt.
“Based on our responsibility towards our long-suffering and steadfast Palestinian people, and our tireless endeavor to strengthen the steadfastness of our heroic people in our proud Gaza, to assist them and heal their wounds … and after difficult and complex negotiations for several days, we announce — with help and blessing from Almighty Allah — that we have reached a humanitarian truce agreement (temporary ceasefire) for a period of four days, thanks to persistent and appreciated Qatari and Egyptian efforts,” the movement stated.
