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Al-Arabia – Iran warned on Monday that there would be consequences if Israel resumed military operations in Gaza as the truce between Israel and Hamas entered its final day.
With the four-day truce set to conclude early Tuesday, Hamas has expressed willingness to extend the pause and release more hostages.
During the pause, which began on Friday, dozens of hostages were freed, and over 100 Palestinians were released by Israel in return.
“The return of the Zionist regime to a military approach will obviously not go unanswered,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told reporters.
Kanani said the “resistance groups” – a reference to a network of regional militant groups backed by Iran – “showed that they will not remain idle, they will not hesitate to support the oppressed Palestinian nation, and that they see the US government as part of the crisis.”
He warned that the continuation of the war in Gaza and US support for Israel could “lead to an expansion in the scope of conflict, instability, insecurity and possibly war in the region.”
Iran wants the current truce to take a “stable form” to avoid a repetition of Israeli “aggressions,” he said.
“According to the information we have, the Qatari government is making serious efforts regarding the ceasefire and we hope that the current ceasefire will be stable,” added Kanani.
Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas, which governs Gaza, in retaliation for its October 7 attacks. Israeli officials say the attacks killed about 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and around 240 people were taken hostage.
Israel’s air and ground campaign has killed nearly 15,000 people in Gaza, including thousands of children, according to authorities in the Palestinian territory.
Iran, a key source of financial and military support for Hamas, praised the October 7 attacks while denying any involvement in its planning or execution.
Tehran refuses to recognize Israel and has made support for the Palestinian cause a fundamental component of its foreign policy since the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
