The statement follows the conflict that broke out on Monday night between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, which in turn erupted in the wake of monthlong clashes between Palestinians and Israelis amid the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) of Iran has condemned the Israeli strikes “against the oppressed” people living in the Gaza Strip and blasted the Jewish state for the “martyrdom of dozens of Palestinians,” vowing to stand “more powerfully” in defense of the Palestinian people.
It went on to say that providing such support was part of General Qassem Soleimani’s legacy as the former commander of the IRGC’s Quds Force. Soleimani was killed in a US drone strike in Baghdad, Iraq, last year.
Israeli actions have hurt people’s feelings and emotions across the Muslim Ummah (Nation), as well as other “right-seeking people around the world,” and have served “to expose Israel and its backers’ putrid and evil” existence even more, according to the statement.
Smoke and flames rise from a tower building as it is destroyed by Israeli air strikes amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Gaza City May 12, 2021.
Overnight, Palestinian fighters increased the number of missile launches against Israel as part of “Operation Sword of al-Quds.” According to their statements, their ultimate goal is to free al-Quds “from Israeli occupation.”
Since the cross-border conflict erupted, Israel and Hamas have exchanged hundreds of rocket attacks, with the Israeli side counting the overall number at 1,500 missiles. Days of clashes in East Jerusalem, near the Temple Mount and in the Sheikh Jarrah quarter, triggered the uprising, which saw many Palestinian families evicted from their homes in the disputed area.
As a result of frequent rocket attacks on Israeli settlements, six Israelis were killed and more than 200 were injured. In retaliation, Israel attacked the Gaza Strip, hitting targets of Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad and killing several fighters, including senior warlords. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Israel’s attacks in Gaza have killed 67 people.
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