Iran releases four Palestinians, due to Shiekh Yassin's mediation,

Due to a request presented to Iran by Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and approved by the supreme leader in Iran, Ali Khamenei, the Iranian authorities released today four Palestinian captives who were captured during their participation on the Iraqi side as volunteers in the Iraqi - Iranian war.

A Palestinian source told ArabicNews.com agency that after being released those four captives will leave to Iraq where their families live. Khamenei confirmed his country's pledge to resume its support to the Palestinians in fighting the Israeli occupation.