Iran’s guide holds prayers for those killed in the Israeli raid
On Thursday, Iranian Leader Ali Khamenei held prayers over the bodies of the seven soldiers in the Revolutionary Guard who were killed on Monday in a strike that targeted the Iranian consulate in Damascus and was attributed to Israel, on the eve of their funeral ceremony in Tehran.
Khamenei led the worshipers in Hosseinieh. Imam Khomeini in Tehran, where the seven bodies were wrapped in the Iranian flag.
Military officials and family members of the seven dead participated in the prayer.
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The bodies arrived in Tehran on Wednesday night, Thursday, after they were killed as a result of an air strike on Monday that resulted in the destruction of the Iranian consulate building in Damascus.
And official media reported She indicated that the funeral ceremony will be held on Friday, coinciding with “International Jerusalem Day.” During which, as every year, a demonstration was held in solidarity with the Palestinians and against Israel.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs renewed “the Islamic Republic’s support for the legitimate struggle of the Palestinian people.” Against Israel, according to a statement issued Thursday on the occasion of Jerusalem Day.
Monday’s attack, which left 16 people dead, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, was the fifth to target Syria within eight days.
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Iran held Israel responsible for the attack, while no statement was issued by Israel in this regard.
