The helicopter carrying the Iranian president has been found, 'hard landing' yesterday was a fatal crash.
Hamas mourns Raisi’s death
The Palestinian group Hamas has mourned the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, who it said had supported the Palestinian people during the recent war with Israel.
The charred wreckage of the helicopter, which crashed on Sunday carrying Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, was found early on Monday after an overnight search in a mountainous terrain near the border with Azerbaijan.
“These leaders supported the legitimate struggle of our people against the Zionist entity, provided valued support to the Palestinian resistance, and made tireless efforts in solidarity and support in all forums and fields for our people in the steadfast Gaza Strip during the Battle of Al-Aqsa Flood,” referring to the current war with Israel.
Hamas expresses ‘full solidarity’ with Iran after Raisi’s death
Hamas, earlier in the morning, expressed its condolences over the death of Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, mourning in a statement an “honourable supporter” of the Palestinian group.
It said it appreciated Raisi’s “support for the Palestinian resistance, and tireless efforts in solidarity” with Palestinians since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reports on the statement from in Deir el-Balah in central Gaza in the video below:
Hezbollah mourns ‘protector’ Raisi after death of Iranian leader
Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has said it mourns the death of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other officials in a helicopter crash, praising him as a “protector” of allied groups in the region.
“Hezbollah in Lebanon extends its deepest condolences,” the group said in a statement, adding that they knew Raisi “closely for a long time” and that he was “a strong supporter, and a staunch defender of our causes… and a protector of the resistance movements”.
No idea what this will mean for Iran. Hopefully a more moderate president will be elected, but under the current climate it's more likely the opposite will happen.
