This handout picture provided by the Iranian foreign ministry on Dec. 20, 2023, shows Qatar-based Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) welcoming Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian (C), in Doha. (Credit: Iranian Foreign Ministry/AFP)
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh will
travel to Tehran on Tuesday to meet Iranian officials, a day
after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution
demanding an immediate cease-fire between Israel and the
Palestinian group, Iran's official Press TV reported.
Iran has backed Hamas in the nearly six-month war with Israel that has killed more than 32,000 Palestinians in Gaza.
It will be Haniyeh's second visit to Iran since the outbreak of the war on Oct. 7.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani called Monday's resolution a "positive step."
"A more important step is effective action for its implementation," said Kanaani.
Hamas welcomed the UN resolution but said the cease-fire needs to be permanent.
The United States abstained from the UN vote, sparking a spat with its ally Israel.
travel to Tehran on Tuesday to meet Iranian officials, a day
after the United Nations Security Council adopted a resolution
demanding an immediate cease-fire between Israel and the
Palestinian group, Iran's official Press TV reported.
Iran has backed Hamas in the nearly six-month war with
Israel that has killed more than 32,000...