Israel continues bombardment of Gaza, Iran warns: It may force everyone to take action
(AFP, Tehran, 29th) Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said today that Israel’s continued bombing of the Gaza Strip “may force everyone” to take action; this is Iran’s statement since the outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. latest warning. Gunmen from the Palestinian Islamist organization Hamas crossed the Gaza corridor into Israel on October 7 and launched a raid. According to Israeli officials, the attack killed more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians.
Israel subsequently launched retaliatory air strikes and artillery attacks on Gaza. The health department in the Gaza Strip released data stating that more than 8,000 people have been killed there, half of them children. A total of 2.4 million people live in this impoverished area governed by Hamas.
“The crimes of this Zionist regime have crossed a red line and may force everyone to take action,” Leahy posted on the social media platform X today.
“Washington asked us not to take any action, but they continue to give Israel broad support,” he said.
Leahy also said that “the United States has sent a message to the Axis of Resistance, but has received a clear response from the battlefield.”
The “Axis of Resistance” is a term often used by officials in Tehran to refer to Iran and Lebanon’s Hezbollah, the Yemeni rebel Houthi, and Shiite armed forces in Iraq and Syria. Waiting for allies.
Although it is unclear what Leahy is referring to, since the conflict in Gaza broke out, U.S. troops stationed in Iraq and Syria have been attacked by a series of attacks, and the exchange of fire between Hezbollah and Israeli troops on the Lebanese border has become increasingly fierce.
The Iranian authorities, which provide financial and military assistance to Hamas, described the attack on the 7th as “successful” but insisted that they were not involved in the raid. The Israeli government stated that approximately 230 people were kidnapped by Hamas.
“Iran considers itself responsible for assisting these rebel groups, but these groups have their own independent ideas, decisions and actions,” Raisi said in an interview with Al Jazeera yesterday, according to excerpts published by the Iranian News Agency (IRNA).
He also said: “The United States is well aware of our current capabilities and knows that they cannot defeat us.”
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2023-10-29 12:35:02
