Doha: Iran welcomed today the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.

According to Qatar News Agency, Speaker of the Iranian Shura Council (Parliament), Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf stated that Iran welcomes the ceasefire agreement in Gaza, stressing the failure of the Israeli occupation to achieve its goals over the course of 15 months of its aggression on the Gaza Strip.

The joint mediation efforts carried out by the State of Qatar, in cooperation with Egypt and the US, succeeded in reaching an agreement between the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel to cease fire in the Gaza Strip and exchange prisoners and detainees, as the agreement will come into effect next Sunday.