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BEIRUT \u2013 Throughout his honorable tireless life, specifically since the outbreak of the \u201cAl-Aqsa Intifada\u201d in 2000 until his assassination in 2020, Maj Gen. Qassem Soleimani supported Palestine, its people, cause and resistance, in every possible way.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe martyr commander Soleimani sacrificed himself for Palestine and its people, so he is \u2018The Martyr of al-Quds\u2019,\u201d confirmed Ismail Haniyeh, the martyr Hamas leader. He repeated the title \u201cThe Martyr of al-Quds\u201d three times.<\/p>\n
Following his appointment as commander of the \u201cQuds Force\u201d, Gen. Soleimani got closely acquainted with most of the Palestinian resistance movements.<\/p>\n
Over the years, this rapprochement strengthened until Gen. Soleimani joined Hamas and the Islamic Jihad\u2019s joint operations room during the 2008 Israeli aggression.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2017, Major General Soleimani communicated with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades and the al-Quds Brigades, confirming that Iran, the Revolutionary Guards, and the al-Quds Force all stand with our people with everything they possess, in defense of al-Quds so that it remains the State of Palestine\u2019s capital. He clearly stated that all our capabilities and potential are at your disposal in defense of al-Quds. Soleimani did not stipulate or ask for anything in return,\u201d affirmed Martyr Yahya al-Sinwar, who met Gen. Soleimani in Tehran<\/p>\n
Gen. Soleimani addressed Martyr al-Sinwar: \u201cI love Palestine. I love al-Quds. I love everything that would enhance the steadfastness of the Palestinian people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the comprehensive siege imposed on the Gaza Strip, Gen. Soleimani was determined to train its resistance forces on how to manufacture long-range missiles,<\/p>\n
asserted Ziad al-Nakhalah, the Islamic Jihad secretary general.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn person, Martyr Soleimani supervised and managed the procedures of smuggling the missiles. He toured between more than one country to convince them to approve the procedure. He traveled to Sudan to conclude with the concerned parties an agreement that facilitated it. Transporting the missiles has been a complex matter \u2013 almost miraculous \u2013 as it has required crossing vast geographical areas \u2013 by land and sea \u2013 to reach Gaza,\u201d Al-Nakhalah has acknowledged.<\/p>\n
In this regard, Al-Nakhala states, \u201cAll classical weapons and long-range missiles have reached Gaza through Martyr Qassem Soleimani. In 2012, and despite the war, we obtained the Kornet missiles.\u201d<\/p>\n
For his part, Abu Hamza, spokesman for the al-Quds Brigades, points out that \u2013 for two decades \u2013 Martyr Soleimani \u201chas overseen Iran\u2019s direct support for Palestine, and the transfer of military and security expertise to its Mujahideen.\u201d<\/p>\n
Khaled al-Qaddoumi, Hamas\u2019 representative in Iran, says Gen. Soleimani \u201cwas not only a firm believer but also a distinguished figure on the military and political levels, as he helped the Palestinian resistance in various aspects. One of his most important contributions to the Palestinian Resistance, in addition to transferring weapons, was strengthening it in the military field.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gen. Soleimani obviously helped enable the Palestinian resistance to dig tunnel networks, according to Ahmed Abdul-Hadi, Hamas\u2019 representative in Lebanon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe idea of the tunnels has been basically proposed by two people, Martyr commander Imad Mughniyeh and Martyr Hajj Qassem Soleimani,\u201d Abdul-Hadi states, adding, \u201cMartyr Soleimani visited Gaza more than once to participate in the defense plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Mansour Haqiqatpour, Gen. Soleimani\u2019s former assistant, confirms that the Gaza tunnels will remain a nightmare for the occupation regime because Gen. Soleimani had already taken into consideration various emergency scenarios and potential challenges.<\/p>\n
Haqiqatpour reveals that Commander Soleimani planned with the resistance in Gaza to dig tunnels extending over an area of 400 Km\u00b2 under an area of roughly 40 Km\u00b2.<\/p>\n
On January 1, 2024, Osama Hamdan, a Hamas prominent leader, further reiterated \u201cMartyr Soleimani\u2019s tangible role in the ongoing battle [Operation Al-Aqsa Flood].\u201d<\/p>\n
Based on multiple testimonies he has repeatedly received from the Palestinian Resistance\u2019s leading figures, Sayyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, has often highlighted Gen. Soleimani\u2019s pro-Palestine unwavering efforts.<\/p>\n
The Leader stresses that Gen. Soleimani \u201cprovided the Palestinians with all their military needs, doing everything that would help a very tiny area like the Gaza Strip confront the Zionist entity, despite all its arrogant claims. Thanks to what Hajj Qassem Soleimani has done, calamities befell the Zionists, prompting them \u2013 only after 48 hours \u2013 to seek a ceasefire.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n