Iran has described Hamas’ attack as self defense and a «natural reaction to the Zionists’ warmongering and provocative policies.»
Top Iranian General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri issued an ominous warning on Sunday about Hamas’ attack against Israel.
Hamas fired thousands of rockets at Israel, while dozens of their fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border by air, land and sea in areas near the Gaza Strip on Saturday morning, marking the latest escalation in the longstanding Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hamas has named the operation «Al-Aqsa Flood,» in reference to the revered holy site in disputed East Jerusalem. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said during a televised address on Saturday that his country was now «at war.»
Iran, an ally to Hamas, has weighed in on the conflict, with its foreign ministry describing the attack as an act of self defense «of their inalienable rights and their natural reaction to the Zionists’ warmongering and provocative policies,» Reuters reported.
