Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Iranian President Says Israel Must Cease ‘Crimes’ or Face Reaction

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addresses world leaders during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 24, 2024 in New York City. (Getty Images via AFP)

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Wednesday that Israel would face a harsh reaction if it did not stop what he called "its crimes".

He was speaking a day after Iran fired waves of ballistic missiles at Israel, and Israel stepped up its war with Tehran's proxy Hezbollah by sending troops over the border into Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he would strike back at Iran following the missile attack.

"If the Zionist regime (Israel) does not stop its crimes, it will face harsher reactions," Iran's Pezeshkian said as he left for a scheduled trip to Qatar, state media reported.

Pezeshkian told state television that the first goal in Doha was to discuss bilateral ties and sign agreements with the Qatari government. He will also attend a summit of the Asia Cooperation Dialogue.

"The second goal is to discuss how Asian countries can prevent Israeli crimes in the region...and prevent enemies from causing uproar in the Middle East," Pezeshkian said.



Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank

Palestinians inspect blood near a staircase inside a house after Israeli troops fired shells during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, 04 March 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
Palestinians inspect blood near a staircase inside a house after Israeli troops fired shells during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, 04 March 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
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Three Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raid in West Bank

Palestinians inspect blood near a staircase inside a house after Israeli troops fired shells during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, 04 March 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH
Palestinians inspect blood near a staircase inside a house after Israeli troops fired shells during an Israeli raid in the West Bank city of Jenin, 04 March 2025. EPA/ALAA BADARNEH

The Israeli military said its forces shot dead three Palestinians during an operation in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, while Palestinian sources reported a woman killed.

During a raid in the areas of Qabatiya and Jenin, Israeli forces "encountered several armed terrorists who had barricaded themselves inside a structure in Jenin," the military said in a statement.

"During the exchange of fire, they (soldiers) eliminated two of the terrorists and struck an additional operative," it said.

A third Palestinian was killed after he opened fire at soldiers operating in Jenin, the military said, adding that 10 other militants were arrested.

The Ramallah-based Palestinian health ministry said it had been informed by Israeli authorities "about the martyrdom of two citizens" who were shot dead on Tuesday morning.

The ministry said that a Palestinian woman Fayza Ibrahim Abu Ghali, 58, was also "martyred due to occupation's aggression on Jenin.” It did not offer further details on how she was killed.

When AFP contacted the military about her death, it did not offer an immediate response.