Iran's Raisi hails Hamas, urges Islamic states' sanctions on Israel

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday hailed the Palestinian group Hamas for its war against Israel and urged Islamic countries to launch sanctions against Israel.

"There is no other way but to resist Israel, we kiss the hands of Hamas for its resistance against Israel," Raisi said in his address to a joint Islamic-Arab summit in Riyadh. He also called on Islamic countries to impose oil and goods sanctions on Israel.