Hamas’ attack on Israel is directly linked to Iran, say experts quoted by the New York Post.
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Iran should speak out against closer ties between the Jewish state and Saudi Arabia.
“Although we will learn more in the coming days, it is clear that Iran – which funds, trains, supports and assists Hamas – wanted to send a message to Arab countries not to normalize relations with Israel,” the said Spokesperson for the United States Department of State from 2019 to 2021, Morgan Ortagus.
“Iran is trying to destroy peace and stability in the Middle East,” he added.
For his part, former American ambassador to Israel David Friedman, who was in Jerusalem on Saturday, also estimated that Iran probably played an important role in Saturday’s attack.
David Friedman recalled that the timing of the Hamas attack – just before the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War in 1973 – certainly had symbolic significance.
Saturday’s attacks killed more than 200 Israelis and injured more than 1,000.