Constitutional Council congratulates Palestinians on victory against Israel

In a congratulatory message on Saturday, the Council said the “great victory” by the Palestinian resistance front forced Israel to retreat and brought about yet another defeat for the occupying regime.

“The heroic defense as well as the admirable steadfastness and resistance of the oppressed Palestinian people in the face of Israel’s bullying and coercion, one more time depicted the Zionist regime’s desperation and inability [in face of the Palestinian people],” the statement read.

The Israeli regime announced a unilateral ceasefire starting at 2 a.m. on Friday, which was accepted by the Palestinian resistance groups in Gaza with Egyptian mediation.

The Iranian law watchdog body further strongly condemned horrific crimes committed by the Zionist regime in attacking residential areas and killing defenseless Palestinians over the past 12 days and called on Muslim states and the international community to facilitate humanitarian aid to Palestinians amid the COVID-19 crisis.

The Israeli aggression on Gaza, which began on May 10, killed at least 243 Palestinians and wounded more than 1,900 others, according to the Gazan Health Ministry.