Did Iran support plan for attack on Israel? - BBC News

Iran has long backed Hamas, and questions are being asked about its role in the militant group's attack on Israel.

21 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsHamas–Israel attack 2023Image source, EPA/EFE/REXImage caption, Iran has celebrated and praised the attacks on Israel but denies any involvementBy Paul AdamsDiplomatic CorrespondentQuestions about the involvement of Israel's arch-enemy Iran are already being asked in the wake of the deadly assault by Hamas on Israeli communities around the Gaza Strip.

A report in the Wall Street Journal quotes unnamed members of Hamas and the Lebanese guerrilla movement Hezbollah as saying that Iran gave the go-ahead for the attack a week ago.

But a senior defence official in Washington later said that the US had "no information at this time" to corroborate specific allegations of an Iranian role in the attacks.

Regardless, the stakes on the truth of this are high. If it emerged that Iran was behind the attacks, it could widen the conflict into a regional confrontation.

So while Iran's leaders have celebrated and praised the attacks, they have been quick to deny involvement.

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