Hamas Says Attacks on Israel Were Backed by Iran

A spokesman for Hamas, Ghazi Hamad, told the BBC that the militant group had received support from its ally Iran for its surprise attacks on Israel. Others have helped too, he told the broadcaster without naming them.

Hamad said that the violence came in response to attacks by Jewish settlers in the West Bank. “Every day they build settlements, seize our lands, kill our people, and enter our cities, and through mediators, Egyptians, Qataris or the United Nations, we told them to stop, but they did not listen to anyone,” he said. Iran has publicly praised the attacks.

Iran Appeared to Coordinate Closely with Hamas Ahead of Assault on Israel, Observers Say 

Osama Hamdan — Hamas' representative in Lebanon — was in Tehran earlier this month for an Islamic Unity Conference. In a report published Oct. 4, Tasnim said he spoke to participants about the need for “all Islamist parties to do everything in their power to liberate Al-Quds [Jerusalem],” a euphemism for destroying Israel.

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