Iran helped plan the Hamas attack on Israel that killed at least 700 people and gave the green light for the attack at a meeting in Beirut last Monday: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps planned a land, air and sea attack that has brought the Middle East to the brink of all-out war
Senior members of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah claimed that Hamas’s surprise attack on Israel, which killed at least 600 people, was given the green light by Iranian security officials.
Hamas planned the air, land and sea invasions with the help of officers from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
The official starting signal for the attack was reportedly given at a meeting on Monday in Beirut.
Four other Iranian-backed military groups are also believed to have attended the meeting, including members of Hamas and Hezbollah.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken claims he has “not yet seen any evidence” that Iran was involved in the attack.
Palestinians are greeted by crowds after returning from crossing the border into Israel on Saturday
“We have no information at this time to corroborate this account,” an American official told the Wall Street Journal.
The Israeli government officially declared war on Sunday and gave the green light for “significant military steps” to retaliate against Hamas for its surprise attack from the Gaza Strip.
More than 24 hours after Hamas launched its unprecedented advance from Gaza, Israeli forces were still trying to destroy the last groups of militants holed up in several cities in southern Israel.
At least 600 people were reportedly killed in Israel and more than 300 people in Gaza when Israeli airstrikes bombed the area.
Hamas claimed more than 100 people were being held hostage, according to the Associated Press.
Authorities were still trying to determine how many civilians and soldiers were captured and returned to Gaza by Hamas militants during the chaos.
This is a developing story.