Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei met with Hamas leader

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency says the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei met with Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. The date of the meeting was not disclosed in the report on Sunday (November 5).

According to IRNA, Khamenei praised the patience and endurance of the people of Gaza and emphasised Iran's policy in supporting the Palestinians in the war between Israel and Hamas.

Khamenei urged Islamic countries and international organisations to take serious actions in support of Gaza's people.

Israel's military last week accused Haniyeh, who lives in exile, of flying to Iran on a “private jet” as the people of Gaza suffer in a devastating Israeli offensive against Hamas.

Israel accuses Iran of destabilising the region by supporting proxies like Hamas and the Hezbollah group in Lebanon.