Iran will increase by 70 percent its funding to the the Islamic, the London-based Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper reported Saturday.
Ramadan Shallah, secretary-general of the Islamic Jihad, and Iran's spiritual leader Ali Khamenei held discussions in Tehran last week on boosting financial aid to the group, the daily said. According to it, Iran has decided to raise its funding to several Palestinians resistance groups and to provide financial assistance to Palestinians who have lost their source of income.
A source close to the Iranian Revolutionary Guard told Al-Sharq al-Awsat that Khamenei promised Shallah that Iran would increase by 70 percent the funds given to the Islamic Jihad.
Last year, a dispute broke out between Islamic Jihad and the Hizbullah regarding the money transferred to the two groups by Iran, the newspaper added. (Albawaba.com)
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