Two members of the terrorist groups Hamas and Hizbollah told the Wall Street Journal that Saturday’s deadly attack was organised in meetings with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from August.
, which has killed 700 people, was planned in meetings with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps from August.
Ebrahim Raisi, who spoke to Hamas on Sunday, said Iran supported Gaza’s right to self-defence and called for Israel to be held accountable for endangering the region. “It wouldn’t be a surprise that part of the motivation may have been to disrupt efforts to bring Saudi Arabia and Israel together, along with other countries that may be interested in normalising relations with Israel,” Mr Blinken told CNN.
But in a statement after the attack, the Saudi foreign ministry denounced Israeli “occupation forces” and said Hamas’ actions were the “result of the continued occupation and deprivation of the Palestinian people of their legitimate rights”.
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