Commander of the Quds Force of Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran’s harsh punishment of the Israeli regime for the assassination of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, and anti-occupation struggle by the regional resistance front will speed up the Israeli regime’s elimination.
Brigadier General Esmail Qa'ani made the remarks in a letter addressed to Yahya Sinwar, the new Political Bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Friday.
Sinwar was appointed on Tuesday following the assassination of Haniyeh, which took place in the Iranian capital Tehran late last month.
Qa’ani pointed to a promise that was given by Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei to deliver a "harsh response" to the Israeli regime and avenge the blood of the resistance leader.
“As it was stated by Leader of the Islamic Revolution, we consider it to be our duty to avenge his (Haniyeh’s) blood following this poignant incident [that took place] in the Islamic Republic,” the commander said.
“There is no doubt that the blood of this noble martyr (Haniyeh) will have an impact on severe punishment of the Zionist regime at the hands of the Islamic Republic,” he said....more below