Watan-Tunisian journalist Mohammed Krichen, a seasoned presenter on Al Jazeera, commented on Iran’s attack on Israel in response to the shelling of its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus.
In a post on the “X” platform, Mohammed Krichen said: “The funeral is grand and the dead is a dog… This is what can be commented on regarding everything that happened yesterday from Iran towards Israel… A truly pathetic scene… Let’s return to Gaza now, as there is the real battle and everything else is empty nonsense.”
This comes at a time when there is controversy surrounding the Iranian attack on Israel, with some praising it while others consider it a futile operation.
Iran launched its anticipated attack on Israel on Saturday evening in response to the shelling of its consulate in the Syrian capital, Damascus, at the beginning of this April. It launched dozens of drones and missiles towards Israeli territory.
The Revolutionary Guard announced that it carried out the operation with drones and missiles in response to the shelling of the Iranian consulate in Syria, describing it as a “crime by the Zionist entity.”
The Revolutionary Guard pointed out that the operation was carried out with dozens of missiles and drones to hit specific targets in the occupied territories.
Iran stated that half of the missiles launched towards Israel successfully hit their targets, while the Israeli army claimed to have intercepted 99% of the drones and missiles targeting it.
Iran’s official IRNA news agency stated that half of the missiles launched towards Israel hit their targets successfully, adding that Iranian forces successfully targeted an Israeli airbase in the Negev using “Khyber” missiles.
It indicated that this base was the launching point for the attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
“الجنازة كبيرة والميت كلب”…
هذا ما يمكن التعليق به على كل ما جرى البارحة من إيران تجاه إسرائيل…
مشهد بايخ حقيقة..
لنعد إلى غزة الان فهناك المعركة الحقيقية وما عداها “هوشة فاضية”..— محمد كريشان (@MhamedKrichen) April 14, 2024
Destruction of two important Israeli military sites
Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander General Hossein Salami stated that Iranian missiles and drones managed to penetrate Israeli air defenses, and confirmed that the Iranian attack led to the destruction of two important Israeli military sites.
Salami emphasized that the Iranian attack has ended and there is no desire to continue it, but his country will respond strongly if Israel targets its interests, stating that if Washington participates in any attack against Iran, its bases in the region will be targeted and will not be safe.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander also noted that Israel crossed red lines by targeting the Iranian consulate in Syria, and there was a need to respond to it.
Israeli army claims to thwart the Iranian attack
On the other hand, the Israeli army claimed to have thwarted the Iranian attack, alleging to have intercepted 99% of the drones and missiles targeting Israel, describing it as a “significant strategic achievement.”
The army explained in a statement that Iran “launched more than 300 threats of various kinds, including ballistic missiles, drones, and cruise missiles.
It confirmed that out of more than 120 ballistic missiles launched, a very small number crossed the Israeli borders, and one fell on an air force base in Nefta’im (in the south), causing minor damage to a facility, according to its statement.