“Defending Palestine brings about dignity,” responded Martyr Soleimani in response to Abu Khaled commander of the Lebanese branch of Hamas’s military wing in 2019.
From the viewpoint of the former commander of the Quds Force, the issue of supporting Palestinian groups was not only in line with Iran’s national interests; Rather, it was viewed as a religious obligation.
The Islamic Republic made decisions to help fight against terrorism in Iraq and Syria in a bid to revive the Palestinian cause in the region.
That is why many analysts and strategists consider the free Palestine the backbone of Martyr Soleimani’s teachings and School.
Axis of Resistance vs Axis of evil
After the all-out aggression of Bush Jr.’s war machine in Afghanistan and Iraq, many military commanders were talking about the possibility of a military conflict between Tehran and Washington.
The then-president of the United States called Tehran a part of the “axis of evil” and tried to mispresent Iran as a threat to world peace. At that time, one of the initiatives of Qassem Soleimani and his comrades was to use the capacity of the Muslims in the region to create an axis of resistance against the American coalition and the Zionist regime.
In this Palestinian strategy, the “arrowhead” of resistance against Western colonialism was located in the Levant region. In other words, all resistance groups should always pat attention to the ongoing developments in occupied Palestine and rush to the aid of the resistance forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip during a crisis.
Soleimani, directly and indirectly, observed the battle scene many times during the battle between the resistance forces and the Zionist regime and provided advisory assistance.
Ahmed Abd al-Hadi, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon has repeatedly reported the presence of Gen. Soleimani in the Gaza Strip.
Iran’s top commander had a colossal role to play in shaping the defense structure of Gaza.
If Israel’s war machine is stuck today during the ground battle with Hamas, it was because of the thinking and defense strategies of this commander to protect the Palestinian land against the Zionist enemy.
Osama Hamdan, a member of the Islamic Jihad movement, also pointed to the role of Martyr Soleimani in the 22-day war and spoke of his constant companionship with the resistance forces and their guidance on the battlefield.
Equipping Resistance Force in Gaza
After declaring the existence of the Zionist regime on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the Zionists were always victorious in classic battles against the Arab armies.
However, after Sharon’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in 2005 and the rise of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas and Islamic Jihad in this Palestinian region, the military-security equation changed in favor of the resistance axis.
Regarding the role of Martyr’s Soleimani in the Palestinian cause, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said that “this man empowered the Palestinians. He did something to help a small region like the Gaza Strip stand up to the Zionist regime despite all their pretensions. They (the people of Gaza) brought such adversity upon them (the Zionists) that they asked for a ceasefire after just 48 hours! This was done by Hajj Qasem Soleimani.”
When Hamas forces are equipped with drones
During the last two decades, one of the most important components of the resistance power has been the arming of Palestinian groups with various deterrent weapons against the Zionist regime. During the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation, the resistance groups fired more than 4,000 rockets towards the occupied territories in 80 days.
Currently, Hamas and Islamic Jihad are equipped with Qasef, Ababil and Shahab class drones. In 2018, Nasser Abu Sharif, the representative of Islamic Jihad, announced during his trip to Tehran that under the leadership of Martyr Soleimani, many Hamas and Islamic Jihad forces were trained by the Quds Force of the IRGC to produce and assemble all types of missiles.
This strategic assistance has given the possibility for the Palestinian fighters to produce the defense weapons they need in this area locally and enter the implementation phase.
The liberation of Quds crucial point in the reappearance of Imam Mahdi
Refraining from various political factions and groups is underlined at the school of Martyr Soleimani.
In the Soleimani School, the recapture of the Al-Aqsa Mosque from the hands of the Zionists is defined as the foundation for the reappearance of Imam Mahdi.
Martyr Soleimani’s efforts in unifying battlefields
The followers of the Islamic Republic and Imam Khomeini School believe that supporting the oppressed people and fighting the arrogant powers are in line with Imam Mahdi’s ruling.
The formation of the “Unity of the Fields” strategy and the coordinated actions of the resistance forces against the interests of The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) and the Zionist regime from the north of the Indian Ocean to the south of Lebanon shows the continuation of the strategy of Martyr Soleimani towards the Quds issue by his comrades.
In the foreign policy doctrine of the Islamic Republic of Iran, defending the Palestinian issue is mentioned as a definite and unchangeable principle.
As per paragraphs 5 and 16 of article 3 as well as articles 11 and 152 of Iran’s constitution, the foreign policy of the Islamic Republic must be in accordance with brotherly commitment to all Muslims and advocating all oppressed people in the world.
Soleimani, as the commander of the Quds Force, was tasked with implementing the constitution, the law to support the Islamic Revolution of the Palestinians, and the Supreme Leader of the Revolution’s orders on the many fronts of the battle against the Zionist enemy.
His continuous efforts to equip the Palestinian groups with all kinds of deterrent weapons against the Zionist enemy caused Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, to call him the martyr of Quds during the burial ceremony of the great martyr.
Reported by Mehr News Agency
