Iranian leaders say ceasefire shows Israel is weak. Hamas tells Gaza Arabs We won.
Despite Gazas main terrorist groupslosing huge numbers of weaponsand launch sites in IsraelsOperationPillar of Defense, Iran and Hamas have been spinning the week-long battle as a victory for their side.
Irans Saeed Jalili, secretary to the SupremeNational Security Council, crowed on Iran'sIRIB newsthat theceasefire dealreached this week means that the Zionist regime is becoming increasingly weak, Italy'sAGIreports.
Jalili said theceasefireadmitted to Israels accepting defeat. Iran will continue to support terrorist groups in Gaza and elsewhere that fight Israel, he declared.
Hamas, too, came out with adeclarationof victory. We have come out of this battle with our heads held up high, said Hamas head-in-exile, Khaled Mashaal.
Islamic Jihad chief Ramadan Shallah claimed theoperationwas Israels greatest defeat in history".
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