Claims linking Operation al-Aqsa Flood to Iran ‘Israeli psy-war’: UN mission

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed reports alleging that Tehran had foreknowledge of last year’s operation by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group, saying Israel is spreading lies as part of its psychological warfare against the Islamic Republic.

The mission made the announcement on Saturday after US media claimed that Israel had gained access to documents that showed Hamas was negotiating with Iran over funding for a planned large-scale attack against the occupying regime as far back as 2021.

“We regard the Israeli regime as a mendacious criminal, anti-human entity and place no credence in their illusions,” the mission said.

“They (the Israelis) have a long history of spreading falsehoods, fabricating already-counterfeit documents, and conducting deceptive psychological operations.”

The US media released what they said to be the minutes of several secret meetings Hamas held in the lead-up to the October 7, 2023, Operation Al-Aqsa Flood meant to persuade Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah to join in the anti-Israel attack.

They alleged that Yahya Sinwar and other Hamas leaders in the Gaza Strip had written letters to Iranian officials and requested financial assistance for the group, totaling $500 million, paid in monthly installments over two years, as well as training and equipment to support an additional 12,000 fighters.

They also claimed that Hamas had planned to discuss the attack in more detail at a meeting with Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader at the time, but did not clarify whether the discussion happened.

Iran: Operation al-Aqsa Flood 'turning point' in Palestinian fight against Israel

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says Operation al-Aqsa Flood against Israel is a turning point in the history of the Palestinian fight against the regime.

Iran’s UN mission pointed out that even the Hamas leadership in Doha, Qatar, has stated they were unaware of the operation, which was designed and managed solely by the Qassam Brigades, the resistance group’s military wing based in Gaza.

“Any claim that links this operation to Iran or Hezbollah, either in part or in general, has no value and is considered a fabrication,” it emphasized.

Operation Al-Aqsa Flood came in response to the Israeli regime’s intensified aggression against Palestinians. It saw the fighters storming the occupied territories, taking control of Israeli military bases and illegal settlements around Gaza, and taking more than 240 Israelis captive.

The Israeli regime brought Gaza under a genocidal war following the operation. The war has so far claimed the lives of at least 42,126 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and wounded 98,117 people.

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