TEHRAN – Commander of Khatam al-Anbia Headquarters Major General Gholam Ali Rashid on Tuesday said that the intelligence obtained by Iran indicates that American military commanders have gone to Tel Aviv to aid and abet the Zionist regime in its brutal atrocities against the people of Gaza.

Addressing a conference of Police officials, General Rashid condemned the Zionist regime’s barbaric crimes against the defenseless Palestinians in Gaza.

He said the Iranian Armed Forces’ intelligence demonstrates that the commanders of the CENTCOM (the United States Central Command) as well as the U.S. Army and Navy commanders are in an underground base in Tel Aviv in the company of Israeli commanders to supervise and direct the Zionist regime’s brutal onslaught against the Palestinian people.

“This reveals that the U.S.’ measures contradict its claims on restricting the war in the region, considering the dispatch of thousands of destructive bombs and missiles to the occupied Palestine and the directions and support for Israel on the field,” the Iranian general added, denouncing the U.S. government’s hypocrisy and duplicity.

General Rashid also expressed confidence that the Palestinian resistance will inflict defeat on the Zionist regime and the U.S.

At least 8,306 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza in Zionist attacks since October 7, when Hamas launched a surprise operation outside Gaza.

UN officials have appealed to the Security Council for a ceasefire, as the head of UNICEF warns that more than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza every day.