Tehran:
Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in New York has rejected claims linking Iran and Hamas to the October 7 surprise attack on Israel, state media reported.
In a statement, the Iranian mission responded to questions from the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal about Israel’s claims that it had access to the minutes of Hamas’s secret meeting, which Tehran said was related to Hamas’ October 7 attack. This is said to indicate that he was informed about the plan. IRNA reported.
“Hamas officials based in (Qatar’s capital) Doha said they had no information about the operation and that only Hamas’ military wing, based in Gaza, was responsible for planning, deciding and directing the operation. “However, any partial claims or fully linking the operation to Iran or Hezbollah are invalid and based on fabricated documents,” the mission said, Xinhua News Agency quoted IRNA as saying. reported.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that the minutes of secret Hamas meetings seized by the Israeli military and obtained by American newspapers contain detailed records of the October 7 attack plan and the determination of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. It was reported that the The incumbent political director said that if Hamas were to carry out a surprise attack across the border, he would persuade the Palestinian group’s allies Iran and Hezbollah to join the operation or at least engage in a broader fight against Israel. asked to do.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing approximately 1,200 people and taking approximately 250 hostages. In response, the Israeli military is carrying out large-scale attacks in the Gaza Strip.
Iranian officials have consistently said that while Iran supports Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas, it has no prior knowledge of or involvement in carrying out attacks on Israel.
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