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Saturday 23 December 2017 - 11:24
Story Code : 287349

Hezbollah, Iran, Hamas seek new strategy for resistance




Al Monitor | The head of the Hamas delegation, Saleh Arouri, attends a reconciliation deal signing ceremony, Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 12, 2017.








Just a week after Hamasagreed to reconcilewith rival Palestinian faction Fatah and curb its relationship with Hezbollah an agreement seen by many as a first step necessary to negotiatepeace with Israel Hamas' No. 2 leader traveled to Tehran to reinforce his group's solidarity with Iran and the anti-Israel "axis of resistance."


The Oct. 19 visit of aHamas delegationled bySaleh Arourito Tehran wasnt just another visit representing the Palestinian movement, but rather marked a milestone in the relationship that has been revived in the past few months. It was an obvious declaration by the movement and its old-new allies in the Iran-led resistance axisthat a new path is beingdrawn, and a new strategy for confrontationis being set.

It was the second trip to Tehran in a few months byArouri, known to be the mastermind of Hamas military operations in the West Bank. An official source from Hamas told Al-Monitor that on the delegations final night in the Iranian capital, itmet with Quds Force CommanderMaj. Gen.Qasem Soleimani, who stressed that Irans support to the resistance is the main priority now. Quds Force is part ofIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Arouri alsometNov. 1 with Hezbollahleader Hassan Nasrallah in Lebanonto discuss thelatest developments. "Both parties stressed the intersection between resistance movements and solidarity against the Zionist aggressions and all that is being plottedagainst the resistance movements in the region," a media statement said.In other words, Hamas and Hezbollah, under thenew Hamas leadership, are becoming closer than before. This also confirms reports that Arouri, who was asked by Qatari authorities months before to leave Qatar, was now based in Beirut.

 



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