The OIC said that it holds Israel "fully responsible for the heinous attack" and termed it a "flagrant violation of international laws, the UN Charter, and a serious infringement of the sovereignty, and territorial integrity" of Iran.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said, "The appointment of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, is yet another compelling reason to swiftly eliminate him and wipe this vile organization off the face of the earth."
Criticizing Israeli operations, Elahi alleged that Israel's "crimes" in Gaza and Lebanon are going on, and also termed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh as a "terrorist operation inside Iran" for which revenge will be taken.
Quoting a deputy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps(IRGC) Quds Force, Ebrahim Rezaei, the spokesman for the Iranian Parliament's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee on Sunday said that the assassination of Haniyeh was "not the result of infiltration", and that appropriate
US Central Command's General Michael Kurilla arrived in the region on Saturday amid preparations for a possible attack by Iran on Israel in response to the recent killings of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, US-based news website Axios reported, citing two US officials.
The statement by Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday also accuses the "criminal government" of United States of supporting the attack, which Iran blames on Israel.
The move comes as the US anticipates potential retaliation from Iran over the recent killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas. Tehran and its proxies have vowed revenge for the killing of Haiyeh and a top Hezbollah commander, Fouad
The United States is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for possible Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this week.
Hundreds of people gathered at a mosque in Qatar on Friday for the funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was eliminated in Iran, reported The Times of Israel.
In the aftermath of the Turkish flag lowered at half-mast at the Turkish Embassy in Tel Aviv in response to the elimination of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Israel Katz has said that he has instructed the Foreign Ministry officials to summon the Deput