Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said during a meeting in Tehran with Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh that Iran will not hesitate to support the Palestinian cause and the oppressed people of Gaza, IRNA reported.

"Ayatollah Khamenei praised the resistance of the people of Gaza in the face of Zionist crimes and atrocities, which he said are being carried out with the full support of the West.

The Supreme Leader said this "historic patience" is a tremendous phenomenon that has truly glorified Islam and made the problem of Palestine the first problem of the world.

Ayatollah Khamenei emphasized that the genocide in Gaza saddens every conscious person.

The Hamas chief, for his part, praised the Iranian people and the government's support for the Palestinian cause and gave a report on the latest developments in Gaza.

Noting that Operation Storming Al-Aqsa has shattered the myth of the invincibility of the Zionist regime, Haniyeh added that the Gaza war is a world war and the US government is the main accomplice in this crime.

He assured the Supreme Leader that despite all the genocide and atrocities in Gaza, the people of Gaza and the resistance forces will not allow the enemy to achieve its goals," IRNA wrote.