Advisor to Iran’s Supreme Leader Rahim Safavi supports Hamas’ attack on Israel

Tehran:

A senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei expressed support for the surprise attack Hamas launched on Israel on Saturday, calling it a “proud operation.”

“We support the proud operation of the Al-Aqsa Flood,” Rahim Safavi said at a rally in Tehran in support of Palestinian children. “We support this operation and we are sure that the resistance front also supports this issue.”

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