IRAN OFFERS FINANCIAL REWARD FOR FAMILIES OF POTENTIAL PALESTINIAN ‘INTIFADA MARTYRS’: The Islamic Republic of Iran announced on Wed. 24 Feb. 2016, its support for the "Jerusalem intifada" that Israel has been witnessing for the past five months, declaring that it would give financial rewards to families of Palestinian terrorists. Speaking at a press conference in Beirut, Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, Mohammad Fathali, said: "Continuing Iran's support for the Palestinian people, Iran announces the provision of financial aid to families of Palestinian martyrs who were killed in the "Jerusalem intifada." According to the ambassador, every family of a martyr will receive $7,000, while a family whose home was demolished by the IDF will receive $30,000. Fathali said that "the martyrs' blood will release the entire Palestine, from the river to the sea." Hamas' foreign relations chief, Osama Hamdan, said that Hamas appreciates the Iranian initiative to support the Palestinian intifada. (J. Post)