
Lebanon’s influential Iran-backed Hezbollah lauded Hamas for its “heroic operation” following the Palestinian group’s combined air, sea, and land attack on Israel on Saturday.
Lebanon’s influential Iran-backed Hezbollah lauded Hamas for its “heroic operation” following the Palestinian group’s combined air, sea, and land attack on Israel on Saturday.
Israel declared itself to be at war with Hamas following the unexpected dawn attack from the besieged Gaza Strip, which, according to medical sources, had resulted in the deaths of at least 22 individuals on Israeli territory.
“Hezbollah congratulates the resisting Palestinian people,” the Lebanese Shiite movement said in a statement, hailing Hamas and its armed wing, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, for the “large-scale, heroic operation”.
Hezbollah said its leadership was following the developments and “in direct contact with the leadership of the Palestinian resistance at home and abroad”.
Israel has enforced a severe blockade on Gaza since 2007, following Hamas’ assumption of power.
Violence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has escalated significantly since the beginning of last year.
In its statement, Hezbollah indicated that the Hamas operation in Israel was a “response to the continued crimes of the occupation and the continued assault on holy sites.”
The Iran-backed organization, designated as a terrorist group by the United States and Israel, additionally conveyed that the Hamas operation served as “a message to the Arab and Muslim world and the entire international community, especially those seeking normalisation.
The United States has been advocating for the establishment of diplomatic relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.
The European Union, United States, and Israel classify Hamas as a terrorist organisation.