Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the resistance forces and the people of Gaza are already the victors of the war with Israel and their resistance is a "divine phenomeno," Press TV reported.  

"By the grace of God, you will see the final victory of the people of Gaza," Ayatollah Khamenei told Islamic Jihad Secretary General Ziyad al-Nakhala in Tehran on Thursday.

Khamenei said, "The height of dignity and resistance of the people of Gaza and Palestine and the failures of the Zionist regime in this six-month war are a divine event and phenomenon."

"The fact that the Zionist regime, with all its military equipment and the support of the cruel powers of the world, is killing women and children shows that this regime is not capable of confronting and defeating the resistance forces," he added.

Nakhala thanked the Islamic Republic for supporting the Palestinian cause as he paid homage to the memory of Iran's iconic commander Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani who was a staunch supporter of Palestine.

"What is happening in Gaza today is actually a repeat of the Karbala event," Nakhala said, referring to the seventh century battle in which Imam Hussein (AS) was martyred along with a small group of companions in a historic battle against tyrant Yazid and his huge army.

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