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Iran's supreme leader meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran

Iran's supreme leader meets top Hamas leaders in Tehran

Tehran, Feb. 8 (UNI) Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei met here on Saturday with visiting top Hamas leaders, during which the two sides discussed the developments in Gaza, among others.
According to a statement released by Khamenei's website, the Iranian leader received Mohammad Darwish, chairman of Hamas's Shura Council, Khalil al-Hayya, acting Hamas leader, and Zaher Jabarin, Hamas leader in the West Bank, among other officials.
Khamenei described the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel in Gaza last month as a "great achievement," and called on the Muslim world and all "supporters of the resistance" to help reduce the pain and sufferings of Gazans, the statement showed.

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