Israel-Palestine Conflict: Adviser to Iran’s Khamenei expresses support for attacks | Oneindia News
An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday congratulated Palestinian fighters for launching the biggest attack on Israel in years, the semi-official ISNA news site reported. "We congratulate the Palestinian fighters," it quoted Rahim Safavi as saying. "We will stand by the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem."
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00:00 An adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday congratulated Palestinian
00:06 fighters for launching the biggest attack on Israel in years, the semi-official ISNA
00:11 news site reported.
00:12 "We congratulate the Palestinian fighters," it quoted Rahim Safavi as saying.
00:17 "We will stand by the Palestinian fighters until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem."
00:22 In a surprise assault, Palestinian group Hamas crossed into several Israeli towns on Saturday
00:27 with a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
00:31 The Western nations have condemned the Hamas terrorist group for launching an unprecedented
00:35 terrorist attack on Israel.
00:37 UK Prime Minister Rishi Sonak on Saturday said Israel has the right to defend itself.
00:42 "I am shocked by this morning's attack by Hamas terrorists against Israeli citizens.
00:48 Israel has an absolute right to defend itself.
00:50 We are in contact with Israeli authorities and British nationals in Israel should follow
00:54 travel advice," Sonak via a post on social media site.
00:57 "I express my full solidarity with the victims, their families and their loved ones," French
01:07 President Emmanuel Macron said.
01:09 "Israel has the right to defend itself against such an odious attack.
01:14 This horrific violence must stop immediately.
01:17 Terrorism and violence solve nothing.
01:19 The EU expresses its solidarity with Israel in these difficult moments," EU chief Ursula
01:23 von der Leyen said.
01:25 Russia and Turkey urged both sides to exercise their strength and act reasonably.
01:29 "We invite all parties to act reasonably and to stay away from impulsive steps that
01:34 raise tensions," Erdogan, who strongly supports the Palestinian cause, said.
01:39 Ukraine strongly condemns the ongoing terrorist attacks against Israel, including rocket attacks
01:42 against the civilian population in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
01:45 "We express our support for Israel in its right to defend itself and its people," the
01:50 Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said.
01:52 The Russian government also maintained a neutral tone and urged both sides to exercise restraint.
01:56 "We are now in contact with everyone, with the Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs," Deputy
02:02 Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told Russian private news agency Interfax, adding, "Of
02:07 course, we always call for restraint."
02:10 Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched close to 5,000 rockets into Israel from the
02:15 blockaded Gaza Strip in the early hours of Saturday morning.
02:18 Hamas then sent dozens of terrorists from the Gaza Strip to take control of key locations
02:23 in at least seven towns bordering the blockaded region.
02:26 At least 300 people have been injured and 22 people have died as Hamas' siege extends
02:30 to a period of over five hours.
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