Israel has accused Iran of orchestrating recent attacks carried out by its proxies in Yemen, Iraq, and Lebanon in addition to supporting Hamas' war on Israel.
Israeli Chief Military Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said: “Iran supported Hamas before the war directly, in training, in providing weapons, money and technological know-how. Even in these moments, Iranian support to Hamas continues with intelligence assistance alongside incitement on social media and fueling incitement worldwide against the State of Israel," he said.
Clearly naming Iran as the culprit of regional destabilization, he added; "In the Middle East where the Iranian proxies operate from within Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon, the instructions come from only one place — from Iran."
While Tehran continues to deny its hand in the war declared by Hamas on October 7, when thousands of Hamas militants stormed Israel by land, sea and air, massacring at least 1,400 and taking around 220 hostages, Hagari warned: "Whomever destabilizes the Middle East for the actions of the Hamas - ISIS criminals, cannot hide.“
Meanwhile, as Iran's biggest proxy, Hezbollah, continues to increase its attacks on northern Israel from Lebanon, the group announced that its leader in Lebanon, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, held discussions with top leaders of Palestinian militant factions Hamas and Islamic Jihad.
Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri and Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala met with Nasrallah as the proxies' alliance continues since Hamas declared war on Israel on October 7.
Iran is Hamas' biggest backer, giving over $100m a year in addition to weapons, technology, expertise, and training, which facilitates its attacks against Israel.
Since the war broke out, Yemen's Houthi militia has fired missiles towards Israel, intercepted by the US and Saudi Arabia. American forces in Iraq and Syria have come under attack from Iranian proxies 13 times in the last week. The US, one of the regime's archenemies alongside Israel, has vowed to support Israel in its war on terror group Hamas leading to a stepping up of Iran's regional militias.