Not involved in attack: Iran issues statement

Iran has clarified that it was not involved in the attack on southern Israel carried out by Hamas militants.

“We emphatically stand in unflinching support of Palestine; however, we are not involved in Palestine’s response, as it is taken solely by Palestine itself,” Iran’s mission to the United Nations said in a statement on Sunday.

The statement comes in response to Hamas’ claim that it carried out the assault on Israel with help from Iran.