TEHRAN- The Al-Aqsa Storm Operation launched by the Palestinian Hamas on Saturday morning has made the confused Zionists to look for excuses to minimize their humiliation. 

On Tuesday, October 10, Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei asserted that those who think non-Palestinians were involved in the surprise attack on the occupied territories are fundamentally wrong.

“The supporters of the [Zionist] regime and some of those in the usurping regime have been talking nonsense the last 2 to 3 days and this is still continuing. For example, they say that Islamic Iran is behind this move. We support Palestine. We support their fight. But those who say that non-Palestinians are behind what the Palestinians have done, do not know the Palestinian nation,” Ayatollah Khamenei asserted. 

Appreciating the Palestinians’ bravery, Ayatollah Khamenei stated that Al-Aqsa Storm Operation was designed and carried out by the Palestinians themselves. 

“Intelligent designers, brave youth, and active, self-sacrificing Palestinians have been able to create this epic. God willing, this epic will be a big step toward the salvation of Palestine. We praise the minds and efforts of the resourceful, intelligent designers and the brave youth of Palestine. We are proud of them,” the Leader pointed out.
 
Later Tuesday, senior Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh announced that the decisions and the implementation of the operation were entirely carried out by Palestinians.

Haniyeh also pointed to the massacre and the savagery of the Zionists against the Palestinian nation, saying that the enemy will pay a heavy price for its crimes and terrorism. 

Israel scrambles to salvage reputation amidst humiliation

Pursuing the lost fame, the occupying regime clutches at straws to regain the lost morale.

The Zionists are unsuccessfully seeking to save face through the massive bombardment of the residential areas in the besieged Gaza and cutting food, water, fuel, and electricity to the coastal enclave that houses 2.3 million population.

Collective punishment of Palestinians, including women and children, is considered a relief by Zionists.

In the meantime, Israelis are raising questions about the nature of the Al-Aqsa Storm Operation. They are desperately and unsuccessfully looking for excuses to claim that Iran was involved in the attack since they cannot swallow their pride that the AI, Iron Dome, and military fell short of the will of the Palestinian youth. 

The number of Israeli soldiers being killed or captured, the casualties and damages on Israeli barracks, and the attacks in the occupied territories have left the Zionists to be at a loss for words. 

Upon the second day of the Hamas operation, on Sunday Israeli Army spokesman Jonathan Conricus called October 7 “by far the worst day in Israeli history,” pointing to Hamas fighters’ activity in one day.

Compared with the 33-day war in 2006 where the Israeli army found 121 soldiers dead and 1,244 wounded, so far the Zionist army has suffered greater defeat with some 189 soldiers dead and 100 more held captive.

Israel is the cause of dilemma in Gaza Strip

Following Israel’s colossal defeat at the hands of a resistance group, the Zionists are trying to attribute the operation to Iran to both cover up their humiliation and introduce Iran as the cause of the current turmoil. 

This is while the Leader of the Islamic Revolution rejected Iran’s role in the Hamas operation.

The chief of Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades (IQB), Mohammed Deif, said earlier this week that the operation was the “response” to the desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque and relentless violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. 
 
“We’ve decided to say enough is enough,” Deif said as he urged all Palestinians to confront Israel. 

“This is the day of the greatest battle to end the last occupation on Earth,” he said. 

Lebanon’s Hezbollah said on Saturday that the operation was a "decisive response to Israel's continued occupation and a message to those seeking normalization with Israel."

The truth came out as the Hamas operation crushed the myth of the Israeli invincibility. The Zionists, afraid of the unity in the Islamic world backing the oppressed Palestinians, gave it a shot to introduce Iran as the problem in the region to follow up the normalization policy, which has been set aside at least for the foreseeable future.