Tehran: Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations in New York rejected claims linking Tehran to Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 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 claim to have access to minutes of secret Hamas meetings, which allegedly indicated that Tehran was informed of the group’s plan. for the October 7 attack. IRNA reported.
“Although Hamas officials based in Doha (the capital of Qatar) have announced that they had no information about the operation and that only Hamas’ military wing based in Gaza had been responsible for planning, deciding and directing the operation , any claim that aims to or completely links the operation to Iran or Hezbollah is invalid and comes from fabricated documents,” the mission said, Xinhua news agency reported, citing IRNA.
The New York Times reported on Saturday that minutes of secret Hamas meetings, confiscated by the Israeli military and obtained by the American newspaper, provided a detailed record of the planning of the October 7 attack, as well as Yahya’s determination to Sinwar, Hamas. ‘, acting political bureau chief, to persuade the Palestinian group’s allies, Iran and Hezbollah, to join the operation or at least commit to a broader fight with Israel if Hamas mounted a surprise cross-border incursion.
On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking approximately 250 hostages. In response, the Israeli military has been carrying out a large-scale offensive in Gaza.
Iranian officials have consistently stated that while Iran supports Palestinian resistance groups, including Hamas, it had no prior knowledge of the attack on Israel and was not involved in its execution.
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