The Palestinian terror group Hamas has officially thanked Jeremy Corbyn for his support, MailOnline can reveal.

In a carefully worded statement issued this evening, the militant organisation, whose armed wing is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians, ‘saluted’ the Labour leader after he sent a message to a major anti-Israel rally in London last weekend.

‘We have received with great respect and appreciation the solidarity message sent by the British Labor (sic) Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to the participants in the mass rally that took place in central London,’ the statement said.

‘We also salute Mr. Jeremy Corbyn for his principled position in rejecting the so-called Trump Plan for the Middle East.’

The Palestinian terror group Hamas has officially thanked Britain's opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for his support (pictured: Mr Cobyn leaving his home in London yesterday)

The Labour leader sent a support message to a protest organised by the Stop the War Coalition and Palestine Solidarity Campaign in support of the Palestinian people on May 11, which was attended by thousands (pictured)

Mr Corbyn and the terror group have a long and warm history, exemplified in him referring to the group as ‘friends’ on camera in 2009.

The Labour leader later said he regretted his choice of language. But he has visited Hamas leaders many times in the past, and invited senior members of the group to Parliament in 2015, the year he was elected leader.

Mr Corbyn's statement expressed support for Palestinians and criticism of the Israeli leadership.

It said: 'A Labour government will recognise a Palestinian state and press for an immediate return to meaningful negotiations, aimed at achieving a lasting settlement based on UN resolutions, international law and justice that has been too long denied.'

The message was read out to a huge crowd in central London at a rally that was slammed by anti-racist campaigners as anti-Semitic.

According to the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, the march saw ‘open anti-Semitism from attendees’, with one speaker telling the crowd that Jewish organisations are ‘in the gutter’ and ‘part of the problem’.

Members of the National Front and the Muslim Brotherhood were reportedly in attendance.

Mr Corbyn has nurtured links with many extremists and terrorists in the past, including Hamas and Hezbollah

A statement from Mr Corbyn was read out by the Shadow Home Secretary Diane Abbott to wild cheering from the marchers.

The rally was organised by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, of which Mr Corbyn is chairman.

Richard Burgon MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Justice – who gave a speech saying ‘Zionism is the enemy of peace’ and vehemently denied having done so until video evidence emerged – also addressed the crowd.

Gideon Falter, chairman of the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism, said: ‘Only one leader of a British political party could expect to be “saluted” by Hamas, the a genocidal anti-Semitic terrorist organisation.

‘Clearly Hamas feels that when it comes to Jews, Jeremy Corbyn is a brother in arms. Who could say that they are wrong after this weekend’s chilling anti-Semitic rally?

‘It was so filled with Jew-hatred that both the National Front and the Muslim Brotherhood came along to support it.’

A Labour spokesman said: ‘Jeremy has a long and principled record of solidarity with the Palestinian people. That is the right thing to do.'

The armed wing of Hamas (pictured) is responsible for the deaths of thousands of civilians in Palestine

Mr Corbyn has nurtured links with many extremists and terrorists in the past, including Hamas and Hezbollah, convicted IRA members, Gerry Adams, President Assad of Syria, as well as President Maduro of Venezuela.

In 2014, he attended a ‘peace conference’ in Tunisia with many Hamas leaders, where he laid a wreath near the graves of Palestinian terrorists responsible for the massacre of Jewish athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich.

Officials from the Lebanese group Hezbollah, classified by the US government as a terror organisation and which has called for the destruction of Israel, were invited by Mr Corbyn to a meeting in 2009. He said: ‘It will be my pleasure and honour to host an event in Parliament where our friends from Hezbollah will be speaking.’

It comes as a petition entitled 'Jeremy Corbyn is an anti-Semite and is unfit to hold any public office' reached 55,000 signatures.