Iran will retaliate for a suspected Israeli air strike against its consulate within the Syrian capital Damascus, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi stated on Tuesday, a day after seven Iranian navy commanders had been killed within the assault.

“Having failed to destroy the will of the resistance front, the Zionist regime (Israel) has put blind assassinations back on its agenda to save itself. It must know that it will never achieve its goals and that this cowardly crime will not go unanswered,” Raisi stated, in accordance with state media.

Israel has lengthy focused Iran’s navy installations in Syria and people of its proxies, however Monday’s assault was the primary time it apparently hit the huge embassy compound itself. An Israeli navy spokesperson declined to remark.

It has ramped up these strikes in parallel with its marketing campaign in opposition to Iran-backed Palestinian group Hamas, which ignited the Gaza battle with an Oct. 7 assault on Israel that killed about 1,200 folks and took 253 hostage, in accordance with Israeli tallies.

More than 32,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza, in accordance with Palestinian well being authorities.