The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps carried out a missile strike against the Israeli occupation entity on Tuesday evening.
The IRGC said in a statement that it has targeted “the heart of the occupied territories” in response to the martyrdom of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, and IRGC general Abbas Nilforoushan at the hands of the Zionist regime.
The statement said the retaliatory attack has been launched after a period of self-restraint following the violation of Iran’s sovereignty.
The IRGC said it has fired tens of ballistic missiles at vital military and security Israeli targets.
The IRGC has also warned the Zionist regime that if it intends to react militarily to Iran’s operation which conforms with Tehran’s legitimate rights and the international law, it will have to face subsequent “crushing and devastating strikes”.
Reports suggest that as many as 200 Iranian missiles have been fired during half an hour.
Images released by the media outlets show a large number of projectiles over Tel Aviv a number of other cities across the occupied territories.
Hamas Hamas Resistance Movement issued a statement to commend the Iranian missile strikes in response to the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.
What follows is the text of Hamas Movement: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, We commend the Iranian missile strikes in response to the Zionist aggression against the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, expresses its support for the heroic missile launches executed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran, targeting large areas of our occupied lands.
These strikes are a response to the ongoing crimes of the Zionist occupation against the peoples of the region and an act of retribution for the blood of our honored martyrs: the martyred fighter Ismail Haniyeh, His Eminence Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, and General Abbas Nilforoushan.
We affirm that this honorable Iranian retaliation sends a strong message to the Zionist enemy and its fascist government, aiming to deter their continued terrorism.
Their persistent violations of international law and humanitarian norms, as well as their crimes and arrogance, have exceeded all bounds.
We take pride in our brothers in the Islamic Republic of Iran and deeply appreciate their stance against unchecked Zionist aggression.
Their commitment to justice aligns with the struggles of the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples and the broader interests of the Islamic Nation, embodied in ending the occupation and curbing the fascist Zionist enemy.
We call on all countries, peoples, parties, and forces within the Arab and Islamic Nations to unite in confronting Zionist crimes and their expansionist project, which threatens us all.
We urge collective efforts to liberate our lands and sacred sites from the defilement of the fascist occupation.
The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas
Abu Ubaidah The spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigades, Abu Ubaidah, also issued a statement to commend the retaliatory strike that reached the heart of occupied Palestine, delivering a decisive blow to the criminal occupation, which mistakenly believes its rampant aggression in the region can continue without consequence.
'Today marks a pivotal moment in the history of the conflict, as the flames of the nation’s resistance converge in the skies over Palestine.
Tel Aviv now faces the strikes of the Mujahideen from Yemen, Lebanon, Palestine, and Iran.
This is a call to the entire nation, urging all to unite as a single arrow aimed at the liberation of Palestine.'
