Iran’s Revolutionary Guard commander praised Hamas for its rocket barrage against a “broken and frustrated” Israel, according to The Times of Israel.
Addressing a pro-Palestinian rally, Hussein Salami said Hamas’ recent hostile actions against the Jewish state symbolize “the birth of a new Palestine.”
Photo: Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander Hossein Salami speaks at a pro-government rally in Tehran, Iran, Nov. 25, 2019.
On Wednesday, the commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, praised Palestinian terrorists who attacked Israel with rockets during the recent conflict in the Gaza Strip.
Speaking at a pro-Palestinian rally at Imam Hussein Square in central Tehran, Maj. Gen. Hussein Salami said, “Today, we witness the birth of a new Palestine.”
Salami said, “A new Israel has also emerged, a broken, discouraged, downcast Israel that has lost faith in itself. “
The head of the Iranian military’s ideological wing said the suspension of international flights to Israel’s Tel Aviv airport last week because of rocket attacks was a “first.
He said “the battle for Palestine is not only one of the battles of the Palestinians against the Israelis,” but also “a symbol of the Muslim struggle against the arrogance of the world,” as the Islamic Republic calls the West.
Palestinian terror groups in Gaza have fired more than 3,000 rockets at Israel since last Monday. Twelve people have been killed in rocket attacks in Israel, including a 5-year-old boy and a 16-year-old girl, and hundreds have been injured.
As of Monday night, more than 120 Hamas members had been taken out and more than 25 Palestinian Islamic Jihad members had been taken out, according to the IDF. The IDF said a number of Gaza civilians were killed by the terror group’s own rockets . The rockets fell into Gaza and exploded.
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