WAIA's Statement on Death of Samir Kantar

Insiders believe the Lebanese resistance fighter's death will only strengthen the Palestinian Resistance.

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(TEHRAN) - Samir Kantar, a highly regarded symbol in the Lebanese resistance movement and a Hezbollah hero, spent more than thirty years in Israeli prisons which human rights groups regard as both unjust and oppressive.

The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening (WAIA) says, "He resisted against all the oppression with admirable and indescribable strength.

The imperialist Zionist regime's hypocritical and deceptive behavior and unfair assassination of the resistance symbol indicates that the Israeli regime is a terrorist state which does not miss any chance to achieve its sinister goals."

Martyr Samir Kantar, a prominent and active member of the Islamic resistance in the region, became a rare symbol with his tireless efforts in life. He will be a significant example for Muslim youths in the future.

"His martyrdom has planted seeds of resistance, patience among all groups, movements and liberal youths in the region.

"Each blood drop of Samir Kantar’s blood will give birth to hundreds and even thousands of young resistant defenders in the region and the way of resistance will gain more strength.

"It would be a thorn for Zionist regime it will shake the foundations of the Zionist regime and will accelerate the regime's collapse."

The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening statement goes on to suggest that the loss of Kantar will only accelerate efforts of the Islamic resistance.

"Martyrdom of this here and others like Seyyed Abbas Mousavi, Martyr Imad Mughniyeh, Jihad Mughniyah and hundreds of other martyrs will not only strengthen the resistance movement but also a pure truth-seeking and Islamic anti-tyranny tree will be inherited to its strength, greatness, depth day by day and it will provide the grounds for Islamic awakening movement more than before."

The World Assembly of Islamic Awakening expresses its congratulations and condolences on the martyrdom of Samir Kantar, Lebanese resistance symbol to the Islamic nation and all freedom loving people, especially the resistance movement in Lebanon, the head of Lebanese resistance movement, Hojjat al-Islam Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah, and the respectable family of the martyr.

Long life to his holy path.

Dr. Ali Akbar Velayati
Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Islamic Awakening