IRGC warns Israel of ‘harsh, painful’ response over Haniyeh’s killing
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has warned Israel of a harsh and stinging response from the forces of the Axis of Resistance, particularly Iran, in retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
“Undoubtedly, the heinous crime committed by the Zionist regime concerning the killing of Ismail Haniyeh, chief of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, will be met with a harsh and painful response from the powerful Resistance Front, especially the Islamic [Republic of] Iran,” the elite force said in a statement released on Wednesday.
It added that the horrendous crime showed that the criminal, murderous and terrorist Zionists will spare no criminal acts, in defiance of the international law and principles, to cover up their humiliating failure following nine months of war on Gaza, which has resulted in the massacre of tens of thousands of innocent Palestinian women and children.
The statement further noted that Hanieyh and one of his bodyguards were assassinated in the early hours on Wednesday July 31, 2024 at their residence in Tehran as a result of a terrorist act perpetrated by the cowardly and criminal Zionist regime.
The IRGC stated that the late Hamas chief was among the distinguished personalities of about 110 foreign delegations, who had been invited by the Iranian Parliament to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
The statement emphasized that Hanaiyeh had made several visits to Iran in recent years, especially after the large-scale and historic Operation Al-Aqsa Storm launched by Hamas and other Gaza-based Palestinian resistance groups on October 7 last year against the usurping Israeli regime.
Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned the Israeli regime of a harsh response for the the assassination of Hamas’ Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, saying the Islamic Republic regards as a duty to avenge the blood of the Palestinian resistance leader.
Earlier, the IRGC announced in a separate statement that the attack is under investigation and the results will be announced later in the day.
It also offered condolences to the heroic Palestinian nation, the Muslim Ummah (community), fighters of the resistance front and the noble Iranian nation over the martyrdom of the senior Palestinian resistance leader.
