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Israel will ‘pay a heavy price’ after Gaza attack, Iran warns
Head of the highly effective Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps tells Palestinian Islamic Jihad chief ‘we’re with you on this path till the tip’.
Palestinians are “not alone” of their struggle in opposition to Israel, the pinnacle of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) stated, as they confronted a second day of air raids on Gaza.
“Right this moment, all of the anti-Zionist jihadi capabilities are on the scene in a united formation working to liberate Jerusalem and uphold the rights of the Palestinian individuals,” IRGC’s Main-Normal Hossein Salami stated in an announcement on its Sepah Information web site.
“We’re with you on this path till the tip, and let Palestine and the Palestinians know that they don’t seem to be alone,” he informed the visiting chief of the Islamic Jihad group, Ziad al-Nakhala, throughout a gathering in Tehran.
Israel has stated it launched a “preemptive” operation in opposition to Islamic Jihad on Friday to avert an imminent assault following days of tensions alongside the Gaza border.
A senior commander of the group was killed in an air raid on Gaza Metropolis on Friday, considered one of a wave of assaults on the territory.
The Gaza well being ministry stated a five-year-old woman was amongst 15 individuals killed by the Israeli bombardment. Greater than 100 others have been wounded.
Palestinian fighters hit again with a barrage of rocket hearth into Israel within the territory’s worst flare-up since a battle final 12 months.
Israeli forces proceed to focus on the Gaza Strip with air assaults for a second day.
Nida Ibrahim explains that tensions have been excessive since Israeli forces arrested an Islamic Jihad chief within the occupied West Financial institution on Monday ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/zX2okqgBdi
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‘Heavy value’
Salami confused the Palestinian response confirmed “a brand new chapter” has begun and Israel “pays one other heavy value for the latest crime”.
“The Palestinian resistance is stronger at this time than prior to now,” he stated, including armed teams have discovered “the flexibility to handle main wars”.
Iran’s overseas ministry condemned Israel’s “brutal assault” on Gaza.
President Ebrahim Raisi stated Israel has “as soon as once more confirmed its occupying and aggressive nature to the world”, in line with an announcement from his workplace.
Iran is a backer of Islamic Jihad and al-Nakhala met Raisi and different officers throughout his go to.
Israel has accused Iran of smuggling weapons to Palestinian teams in Gaza. In March final 12 months, it stated it intercepted two Iranian drones laden with weapons for Gaza.
