Quds Day Rallies to Lead to Israel’s Downfall: Iranian President

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi expressed confidence that the anti-Israeli sentiments expressed by people attending the International Quds Day demonstrations will result in the termination of the Zionist regime and elevation of dignity of Palestinians.

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05 April 2024

EghtesadOnline: The Iranian president took part in the International Quds Day rallies in Tehran on Friday, which also included the funeral procession for the seven IRGC forces martyred in an airstrike that the Zionist regime launched on the consular section of the Iranian embassy in Damascus on Monday.

"God specified that our generals would be martyred on the day of martyrdom of Imam Ali (AS) and be buried on Quds Day in order to give a special effect to this day,” President Raisi said, his official website reported.

Praising the demonstrators for declaring their hatred for the Zionist regime in the streets of various cities and villages, he said, “We are sure that this feeling coming from the hearts and cries will definitely lead to the destruction of the Zionist regime and the elevation of the dignity of the Palestinian people and the Muslims of the world.”

Paying tribute to Imam Khomeini (RA) for introducing the last Friday of Ramadan as the Quds Day, the president stated, "Today we see a generation that is present in the streets, they are a generation that saw neither the late Imam nor the early days of the revolution. But they have come here to condemn the crimes of the Zionist regime for 75 years and, God willing, it will be a definite victory for the Palestinian people and Muslims.”

The International Quds Day is an annual event during which demonstrators express their solidarity with the Palestinian people and opposition to the occupation of the Palestinian territories by the Zionist regime of Israel.

The day is seen as the legacy of the late founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Imam Khomeini, who officially declared the last Friday of the holy month of Ramadan as International Quds Day back in 1979.

This year’s Quds Day is marked against a backdrop of the Israeli regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip.

At least 33,037 Palestinians have been killed and 75,668 wounded in the Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023. / Tasnim