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Iran Quds Force commander lauds Israel attacks  

The head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' overseas missions expressed admiration for the assailants behind the recent attacks in Israel, which he took as a sign of the Jewish state's vulnerability.
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After a chain of deadly attacks inside Israel, commander of Iran's Quds Force Esmail Ghaani declared that Tehran will support any group fighting Israel.

"We have made it clear to the occupying Zionist regime that any group fighting it will have our blessing," the hard-line commander added, praising new generations of "Palestinian youths who have shaken the occupied territories."

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