Hamas spiritual leader: we do not want inter-fighting

The spiritual leader of the Palestinian national resistance movement Hamas, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin said Palestinian struggle will continue unabated until liberation of land and sacred places is achieved.

In a statement he made upon arriving in Tehran on Tuesday, Sheikh Yassin said Hamas is a people's movement that has strong roots among the Palestinians.

"There is no force capable of plucking out these deep roots," the Hamas leader said. He added that Hamas is doing its utmost to prevent any inter-Palestinian conflict.

He also praised Iran's attitude toward the cause of Palestine, stressing that Tehran's position after the Islamic revolution has always been in support of the Palestinians.