Global celebrations for IRGC response to 'Israel'

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: News websites
14 Apr 2024 11:36
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The IRGC's operation was received favorably by people in the region, who celebrated it.

Israeli interceptors engaging with Iranian drones and missiles over the al-Aqsa Holy Mosque heading toward Israeli targets in occupied Palestine as part of the IRGC's True Promise operation on Sunday, April 14, 2024. (Screengrab)

Tens of thousands of people across a number of countries took to the streets to celebrate Iran's historic operation targeting the Israeli occupation entity, which came in response to the criminal attack on the Islamic Republic's consulate and the assassination of senior IRGC members earlier this month.

Iranian crowds flooded the Palestine Square near the University of Tehran in the capital following the start of the operation, and chanted slogans in support of the IRGC while waving the national flag.

"I'm truly proud of the Corps for its decisive retaliation against this criminal and child-killing regime," one participant told Press TV.

"The usurping regime of Israel should know this clearly that the Islamic Republic would not hesitate to respond with force to its acts of mischief targeting Iranian interests around the region," said another.

Taking to the streets of Tehran, Iranians are showing support for country's retaliatory strikes on occupied territories pic.twitter.com/EWuX4b6ZRT
— PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) April 13, 2024

Demonstrations also took place at the shrine of Imam Reda in the sacred city of Mashhad, where Iranians praised IRGC's operation and condemned the Israeli aggression on the Iranian consulate.

🇮🇷⚡️حرم الامام الرضا عليه السلام pic.twitter.com/SrZGSNRbK8
— عــمــرّو ـ 🌐 ـ (@3Mr0w) April 13, 2024

Palestinians in occupied al-Quds also held a celebratory gathering in the al-Aqsa holy mosque, rejoicing Iran's response against the occupation entity.

Palestinians storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in joy. pic.twitter.com/S3KlkIA9Hr
— tim anderson (@timand2037) April 13, 2024

Additionally, people in Gaza, who have been under the ongoing genocidal Israeli war for over six months, cheered with joy as they witnessed the Iranian drones and missiles falling on the occupation entity.

In #Gaza, hundreds of displaced Palestinians sheltering in Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Hospital cheer as Iranian projectiles fly overhead toward Israeli military targets. pic.twitter.com/HGjZHNEJEB
— Sharmine Narwani (@snarwani) April 14, 2024

The Lebanese capital Beirut saw thousands of Resistance supporters roaming the streets. A parade also headed to the Iranian embassy and sounded support for the operation.

Scenes of joy outside the Iranian embassy in Beirut in the wake of Iran's retaliation against Israel pic.twitter.com/DG2c3BtNfv
— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) April 14, 2024

Pro-Palestine crowds also marched in Canada's Toronto, commemorating Iran's retaliatory measures with fireworks and balloon displays.

El pueblo de Toronto le da una respuesta contundente a Justin Trudeau tras su declaración de apoyo a Israel frente a la legítima defensa de Irán que ha puesto contra las cuerdas a Netanyahu. ¡Viva Palestina Libre! 🇵🇸 pic.twitter.com/AkFiErDf55
— Roy Lugo (@Zroy34) April 14, 2024

The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps launched a massive operation late Saturday, targeting the occupation entity with dozens of missiles and drones in response to the attack on Iran's consulate in Damascus last week, which resulted in the martyrdom of seven senior IRGC advisors, including Brigadier General martyr Mohammad Reza Zahedi, the leader of the IRGC's Quds Force in Syria and Lebanon.

In a statement, the Corps said that the operation targeting "Israel," dubbed "True Promise," came following the "silence and neglect" of international organizations regarding the attack on the consulate and the assassination of its senior members. The statement pointed out that the United Nations Security Council also failed to condemn the Israeli aggression or punish the entity in accordance with Article 7 of the UN Charter.