“Quds Day is always a sign of the unity and strength of the Iranian nation,” the Leader said in a televised message Thursday night.
“It is also a sign that the Iranian nation is steadfast and steadfast in its important, political, and fundamental goals, and will not abandon the slogan of supporting Palestine.”
Al-Quds Day, or simply Quds Day, is an annual, international day held every year on the last Friday of Ramadan to express support for Palestine and oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories.
Large rallies are held, usually beginning after the communal Friday prayers, as Israel continues its attacks on Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
The late founder of the Islamic Republic Imam Khomeini established Quds Day in 1979 shortly after the Islamic Revolution in Iran to show solidarity with Palestinians. It has since become a symbol of resistance.
Ayatollah Khamenei described the Quds Day march one of the honors of the Iranian nation.
“For the past 46 years, the fasting Iranian nation has participated in the Quds Day marches in various weather conditions, with a turnout not only in large cities but also in small towns and villages,” the Leader said.
Ayatollah Khamenei stressed that the importance of the Quds Day march this year is more than in previous years.
“The nations of the world are on our side; those who know us are on the side of the Iranian nation, but some politicians and governments that are against us are spreading propaganda against the Iranian nation, dissimulating differences and weakness among us.
“Your march on Quds Day will refute all these tricks and false statements,” the Leader said in his address to the Iranian nation.