In a speech at the United Nations in Geneva in which he described the Islamist group as a freedom movement, Amirabdollahian said, "Israel and the United States will never be able to eliminate Hamas."
He added that Israel, which has vowed to wipe out Hamas, could only achieve the return of hostages taken by Hamas on October 07 by a political solution.
Amirabdollahian was speaking at a meeting alongside counterparts from other Middle Eastern countries.
"All the ministers agree that the strikes by the criminal Israeli regime and the genocide it is committing has to stop immediately," Amirabdollahian said following the meeting.
"The Rafah border crossing has to be open, humanitarian aid has to reach every part of Gaza and the forced displacement of the people of Gaza must stop," he added, referring to the crossing into Egypt used to bring humanitarian aid into the enclave.
Israel's assault on Gaza to root out Hamas has killed at least 18,205 Palestinians and wounded nearly 50,000 since October 07, according to the Gaza health ministry.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei appealed last month to Muslim states with political ties with Israel to at least cut them for a limited time. He had previously called for an Islamic oil and food embargo on Israel.
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