The Iranian mission to the UN commented on the New York Times publication, which claimed that Tehran was aware of the plans of the Palestinian movement Hamas to attack Israel on October 7, 2023, and stated that Iran was not aware of the attack, and The media relied on fabricated documents.
Previously, the New York Times, citing documents, reported that Hamas planned to launch a major attack on Israel in the fall of 2022, but postponed the attack to supposedly enlist support from Iran and Hezbollah.
“While Doha-based officials themselves have also stated that they were not informed in advance about the operation, and that all planning, decision-making and direction was carried out by the Hamas military wing based in Gaza, any “A statement that attempts to partially or completely link this (attack) to Iran or Hezbollah is not credible and comes from fabricated documents.” – says the mission comment to Newsweek.
On October 7, 2023, Israel came under an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. After this, Hamas militants entered the border areas of Israel, killing about 1.2 thousand people and taking more than 200 hostages.
