Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad confirmed that the operation in Gaza had the support of Tehran. The Iranian government celebrated the “operation” in Israeli territory.
The group Hamas had the support of Iran to carry out its attack this Saturday in the Gaza Strip against Israel. This was confirmed Ghazi Hamad, spokesperson for the Palestinian Islamist group, in the last few hours. At the same time, the Iranian government celebrated the success of the military operation and reiterated that it “supports the legitimate defense of the palestinian nation“, they stated in statements to the press in the last few hours.
hamad He pointed out this Sunday in an interview with the BBC, that Hamas had the direct support of Tehranwhich pledged to “support Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem.”
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War in the Gaza Strip: Hamas spoke of the support of Iran, which celebrated the success of the military operation
According to information from the British station, the spokesperson also stated that The violence occurred in response to attacks by Jewish settlers in Palestinian territory. “Every day they build settlements, They take our lands, they kill our people, they enter our cities. Through the mediators (the Egyptians, the Qataris or the UN), we told them to stop, but they didn’t listen to anyone,” he declared.
For his part, the president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, said this Sunday that his country “supports the legitimate defense of the Palestinian nation,” according to the Iranian Mehr news agency, which cited a message. “The Zionist regime and its supporters are responsible for endangering the security of nations in the region,” the president said.
His statements come just a day after the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas launched a surprise attack by land and air against communities in southern Israelwhich is still active and has led the Israeli government to declare a state of war.
Iran is the enemy of Israel, and both countries have long waged a form of proxy war, in which Iranian-backed groups fight Israeli forces. The leader of Hamas, Ismail Haniyehsaid this Sunday that he had had a phone call with Raisiwhich praised the surprise attack against the Israelis.
Source: Ambito
