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Iran's recent rocket attacks on Israel are reportedly a response to an Israeli airstrike that targeted General Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in Damascus. The Iranian narrative positions these strikes as retaliatory. However, Iranian officials have openly lauded General Zahedi for orchestrating the October 7th attack that resulted in the tragic loss of over 1,200 lives in Israel, also included a systematic campaign of mass rape and torture. This event, known as the Al-Aqsa Flood, was marked by widespread violence, including indiscriminate killings and hostage-takings of civilians, with over 100 individuals still being held captive. That admission, would mean that the massive attack this past weekend by Iran was a new assault as Israel was within its legal right to retaliate against a man who helped plan the worst assault on Jews since the Holocaust.
Read more: Zahedi Was The Architect Of October 7th, According To Iran