Israeli forces bombed residential areas in the Gaza Strip
Oct 7,
2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A senior adviser to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed
support for an attack Hamas launched against Israel on Saturday,
calling it a "proud operation".
"We support the proud operation of Al-Aqsa Flood," Yahya Rahim Safavi said at a meeting held in support of Palestinian children in Tehran, quoted by ISNA news agency.
"We support this operation, and we are sure that the resistance front
also supports this issue," said Safavi, who is senior general in the
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The Palestinian group Hamas, which governs the besieged Gaza Strip,
launched numerous rockets at Israel from dawn on Saturday with many of its
militants crossing into Israel.
At least 100 people have been killed in Israel, according to the Israeli
Army Radio, with hundreds more injured.
The death toll is the blockaded Gaza Strip stands at least 198 so
far, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, with over 1,610 injured.
Israel has attacked the besieged Gaza Strip numerous times over recent
years. In May this year, at least 34 Palestinians were killed by
Israeli rocket fire.
Safavi expressed backing for the Palestinian groups "until the
liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem".
Meanwhile, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani also
hailed the Palestinian assault on Israel.
"Today's operation marked a new page in the field of resistance and
armed operations against the occupiers," he said.
"The resistance has so far achieved brilliant victories during this
operation, and this is a bright spot in the history of the Palestinian people's
struggle against the Zionists."
At a parliament session on Saturday, Iranian lawmakers chanted "Down
with Israel", "Down with America", and "Welcome
Palestine", according to a video published by Tasnim news
agency.
Iran, which hosted leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in June, considers
Israel its arch enemy.
The two sides have for years been engaged in a shadow war, with Iran
accusing Israel of a series of sabotage attacks and assassinations targeting
its nuclear programme.
Meanwhile, allies Israel and the United States have previously accused Iran
of using drones and missiles to attack US forces and Israel-linked ships in the
Gulf.
The New Arab
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