Iraqi armed factions announced on Wednesday that they targeted the Israeli port of Haifa with drones. According to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, in a statement quoted by the Palestinian news agency “WAFA,” the “mujahideen of the Islamic Resistance in Iraq targeted Haifa port in our occupied lands (Israel) this morning using drone aircraft.”
The statement added that this targeting is “a continuation of our approach in resisting the occupation, in support of our people in Gaza, and in response to the massacres committed by the usurping entity against Palestinian civilians, including children, women, and the elderly.” These factions periodically bomb Israeli sites in retaliation for the Israeli military’s operations in the Gaza Strip and have announced their support for the “Palestinian resistance.”
The armed factions in Iraq had previously announced the resumption of targeting American bases in both Iraq and Syria, after having suspended their attacks following their fierce attack on the American base “Al-Tanf,” which resulted in a large number of American casualties, in January last year. This announcement came hours after U.S. President Joe Biden declared how he would respond to the attack.
The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip continues since Hamas, which controls the sector, launched “Operation Al-Aqsa Flood” on October 7, 2023. During this operation, thousands of rockets were fired towards Israel, and its forces invaded Israeli towns, resulting in about 1,200 Israeli deaths and approximately 250 captives.
Israel’s war in Gaza, which has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Palestinians, continues despite the adoption of two United Nations Security Council resolutions calling for its immediate cessation and orders from the International Court of Justice mandating measures to avoid targeting civilians. Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed that Russia is calling for the immediate resumption of negotiations on the establishment of a Palestinian state, emphasizing the stance of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who advocates for resolving the Middle East crisis based on the “two-state solution” endorsed by the United Nations Security Council.
