Tehran, IRNA - Iran's President-elect Ebrahim Raisi in a message offered condolences on the demise of Ahmed Jibril, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC).

In the message of condolence, Iran’s President-elect added: "This man did not stop trying to liberate Al-Quds until the last moment of his life, and in this way, he sacrificed his son."

"He was one of the true loyalists to the Palestinian cause and a true supporter of the axis of resistance, which remained steadfast in the storm of events," Raisi added.

Iran's President-elect stated that "I offer my condolences to the family of the deceased, his comrades, the oppressed nation of Palestine and all the supporters of the Holy Quds, and I ask God Almighty for forgiveness and exaltation for him".

Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, too, today in a message offered condolences on the demise of Ahmed Jibril, the head of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command (PFLP-GC).

Ahmed Jibril passed away at the age of 83 in Damascus on Wednesday.

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