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Hamas denies Iranian claim that October 7 attack was revenge for commander's assassination

28 December 2023 07:03 (UTC +04:00)

Palestinian militant group Hamas on Wednesday denied a claim by an elite wing of Iran's military that its October 7 attack on Israel was carried out in revenge for the assassination of a top Iranian commander nearly four years ago, APA reports citing CNN.

Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesperson Ramadan Sharif on Wednesday claimed the Hamas attack against Israel was a response to the 2020 killing of Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in a US airstrike, Iranian state news agency IRNA reported.

"The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas denies the validity of what was stated by the spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Brigadier General Ramadan Sharif, regarding the Al-Aqsa Flood operation and its motives," Hamas said in a statement. "All Palestinian resistance actions came in response to the presence of the occupation and its continued aggression against our people and our sanctities."