Iran sternly warns Israel against ‘adventurism’ in Lebanon as tensions flare after Golan Heights incident

Iran has sternly warned Israel against “any new adventurism” concerning Lebanon after the regime accused Hezbollah of firing a rocket that killed a dozen people in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

In a statement on Sunday, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kan’ani said while Hezbollah and some senior Lebanese officials rejected outright their responsibility for the attack, the Israeli regime is using Majdal Shams incident as an “excuse” and fabricating an “unrealistic scenario” to distract the world from its war crimes in Gaza.

“After ten months of mass killing in the Gaza Strip and massacre of Palestinian children and women, the apartheid Israeli regime is trying to distract public opinion and global attention from its wide-ranging crimes in Palestine with a fabricated scenario.

“The Zionist regime lacks the slightest moral credibility to comment and pass judgment on the Majdal Shams incident, and the regime’s allegations against others will be disregarded,” Kan’ani said.

Kan’ani urged the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to support the stability and security of Lebanon and the region against the adventurism of the “aggressive Zionist regime.”

He warned that any “foolish moves” by the Zionist regime could further destabilize the region, adding that Israel will be definitely and primarily held accountable for the “unforeseeable consequences of such a folly.”

Kan’ani also advised the US administration to stop supplying Israel with weapons of mass destruction and greeting with applause its criminal prime minister [Benjamin Netanyahu] after ten months of ongoing atrocities against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.

Instead, he urged the US to honor its international and moral duties, act for world peace and security, and stop Israel from sparking a new fire whose flames will engulf Zionists themselves.

Rocket strike kills 10 in Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights

Rocket strike kills at least 10 people in Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, prompting the Israeli regime to blame Hezbollah, despite the group’s strong denial of any role in the incident.

At least 12 people were killed and several others wounded on Saturday in a rocket attack on a football pitch in the town of the Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.

In a statement, Hezbollah said, “The Islamic Resistance has absolutely nothing to do with the incident, and categorically denies all false allegations in this regard.”

Some reports said the explosion might have been caused by a stray projectile fired by Israel’s so-called Iron Dome missile system.

The regime, however, insisted on blaming the resistance movement for the incident.

Netanyahu said Hezbollah was to “pay a heavy price” after the incident.

“The Hezbollah attack today crossed all red lines, and the response will be accordingly. We are approaching the moment of an all-out war against Hezbollah and Lebanon,” Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz said.

Ambassador: Iran backs regional peace, stability

Iran’s Ambassador to Lebanon Mojtaba Amani said on Saturday that the Islamic Republic does not seek conflict in the West Asia region; rather it supports peace and stability and works towards the accomplishment of such an objective.

The Iranian ambassador said Tehran neither expects a war nor does it seek a conflict.

But at the same time, he stressed, the Islamic Republic is not afraid of a war, and enemies should realize how Iran would respond, thanks to the military prowess it possesses and the support it offers to the Axis of Resistance.

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