On Monday, Israeli officials said they had no evidence that Iran was involved in the Hamas attack on southern Israel after a report from The Wall Street Journal claimed Iranian officials helped plot the operation.
“We have no evidence or proof” that Iran was involved, Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Maj. Nir Dinar told POLITICO. Dinar left open the possibility that Tehran was linked to the attack, saying, “Just because you don’t have that evidence doesn’t necessarily mean Iran isn’t behind it.”
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari, another IDF spokesman, made similar comments. “Iran is a major player, but we can’t yet say if it was involved in the planning or training,” Hagari said.
Iran and Hamas also denied Iranian involvement in the assault. “The accusations linked to an Iranian role… are based on political reasons,” said Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani. He insisted that Iran does not intervene in the “decision-making of other countries, including Palestine.”
Ali Barakeh, a Hamas leader living in exile in Beirut, said only top Hamas military officials were aware of the plot before the attack was launched. “Only a handful of Hamas commanders knew about the zero hour,” he told AP.
The Wall Street Journal report claimed Iran gave Hamas the green light for the attack during a meeting in Beirut last week, but Barakeh said no one from the central command or the political bureau of Hamas was in the Lebanese capital last week. He acknowledged that Iran has previously aided Hamas but said since the 2014 Gaza war, the group has been manufacturing its own rockets and training its own fighters.
Barakeh said he was surprised that the attack, dubbed “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm,” did so much damage to Israel. “We were surprised by this great collapse,” he said. “We were planning to make some gains and take prisoners to exchange them. This army was a paper tiger.”
The Wall Street Journal claimed Iran started helping plot the attack in August, but according to AP, the operation had been planned for over a year. Barakeh denied speculation that it was launched to derail Israel-Saudi normalization talks and said it was a reaction to the various provocations from the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which came to power at the end of December 2022.
Wow!… The WSJ has better sources than the mighty Israeli intelligence. Why didn’t they pass the info on?
Maybe the WSJ did – sent PM Netanyahu a memo I think entitled “Hamas Determined To Strike Within Israel” but Bibi seldom reads his Prime Ministerial Daily Briefings. Thus 10/7 happened, which Changes Everything.
A serious mistake was made when the Bancroft family allowed Murdoch to purchase the Wall Street Journal.
As serious mistake was made when Bill Clinton signed into law the Telecommunications Act of 1996 that allowed the mess. Bill was not done, however. He signed legislation that ended Welfare, and he signed legislation that ended Glass-Steagall.
I didn’t realize Bill did all of those things.
How does the Telecommunications Act factor into this discussion?
Israel got inside the telecommunication system of US and Australia.
Thats weird, must be they don’t want a giant war
Israel Says It Has No Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack
right then, that won’t stop the US medias from continuing to claim that Iran is behind it all
Reminds me of US media coverage of that Chinese “SPY” balloon.
Media commits more murders than war does .Thats a new reality . Media hides behind self styled role of providing information .Fox WSJ and other outlets of that Australian cadaver have blood on their hands .
America is the Biggest, Baddest, Bully on Earth!
no shite.
I’m guessing Israel doesn’t want to stir things up with Iran while they’re in Hamas’ sights and trying to get it together. But then, if Iran is – in Bibi’s words- an ‘existential threat’ wouldn’t this be the perfect time for Iran to join the party? Perhaps Iran has no plans to be an ‘existential threat’ to Israel and is content to let it implode on its own.
“Israeli officials” say, “No Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack,” while other “Israeli officials” and Neocons say, they have “Evidence Iran Was Involved in Hamas Attack.” (Sarcasm)
Again, the precedent has been set in Ukraine. $112 billion, training pilots and troops and providing intelligence are things that the US claims don’t constitute direct involvement.
There is plenty of evidence that the US is involved in supporting the Apartheid state of Israel. Nearly $4 billion a year in military and financial aid and now President Biden is sending more money along with an aircraft carrier and fighter jets.
I might advise CiC Biden to instruct all ships of the carrier group to stay within visual range of each other. A lone Navy “technical research ship” ran into some trouble in ’67 while monitoring the Six-Day War.
Another false reporting from the Lie Street Journal…!
What…? Iran was not involved…?! I guess sleepiness of Mossad on Hamas attack migrated to Iran as well…!
Who told them to say that? Someone trying to manage this bloodbath to keep it inside the cage?
Yes, yes, Yes!!!
Biden acts like he is the co President of Israel, making excuses for the loss of the American Hostages. Whye didn’t he ask Bibi towait aatry to get the Red Cross or someome else to get them out safely.
Why? Propaganda. Like Nikki Haley said, “An attack on Israel is an attack on America.” Innocent pawns in the war games are good for stirring up the public and get flags waving.
Israel war: Nikki Haley calls for immediate action to support Israel and combat Iran. And, she wants to send 6 billion which was going to Iran to Israel also. https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israel-war-nikki-haley-calls-for-immediate-action-to-support-israel-and-combat-iran/ar-AA1hWZwk
Well, if you can’t blame Iran, then blame Russia, N. Korea, China, and/or Venezuela.
Why, of a sudden, sensible Iran talk?
Because if they don’t simmer that down and the stolen Iranian funds that were returned as part of the latest hostage swap get stolen again, as a number of idiot American politicians are demanding, future hostage swaps (and not just with Iran) will come to a screeching halt and Biden and friends will have to tell Mrs. Smith that her son’s going to die in a cell in Tehran/Pyongyang/Beijing/Moscow because they were lying sacks of shit.
Yes, except heretofore Mrs. Smith’s tears and lying SOS Washington pols meant less than nothing to Tel Aviv … unless there has to be something in it for them … vulgarly translated, “more money”.
Various possibilities. while many neocons like Graham want to fight Iran now, it could be that Israel wants to clear Gaza without worrying about Hezbolla getting involved , especially if they are low on Iron Dome munitions. It could be US military worried about not enough munitions for a war against Iran since stockpiles are low after Ukraine.
Yes, that would make sense. But it’s just so out of character.
So it’s OK for the USA to help Israel but it’s not OK for Iran to help the Palestinians!