The Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei, stated this Tuesday that Israel is committing “a genocide in Gaza” and warned that “if it doesn’t stop, no one will be able to stop the Muslims or the resistance forces“. “In the case of Palestine, what is happening before the eyes of the world it’s genocide by the occupying regime,” said the religious leader in a meeting with scientists.

“If the crimes committed continue by the zionist regimeno one will be able to stop the Muslims and the resistance forces,” Khamenei warned, and indicated that no country should have expectations that “Iran detains certain resistance groups.”

The highest political authority of the Persian country has also pointed out the United States, the nation that “directs” Israel’s policies, in his opinion. The so-called Axis of Resistance is an informal alliance led by Iran and made up of militant organizations such as the Lebanese group Hezbollah, the palestinian movement Hamas and Islamic Jihad.

A possible “preventive action”

Khamenei’s words come after Iran’s Foreign Minister, Hossein Amir Abdolahian, warned of a possible “preventive action” in the next few hours of the groups of the “resistance” against Israel if the attacks in Gaza continue.

The Islamic Republic of Iran and Israel are bitter enemies, compete for regional hegemony and maintain a covert war with cyberattacks, assassinations and sabotage. Israel has been bombing Gaza for eleven days after the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7, which caused 1,400 deaths, and maintains a blockade on the entry of any type of humanitarian aid to the strip.

They have died in the bombings more than 2,800 Palestiniansalthough this number has increased after the Israeli airstrikes last night, which according to the official Palestinian news agency, Wafa, have caused 71 deaths.