TEHRAN, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Wednesday warned that if Israel does not immediately stop attacking Lebanon, it will receive a "regret-inducing" response.
It made the announcement in a statement published on its official news outlet Sepah News after the Israeli military earlier in the day launched waves of strikes across Lebanon, killing and injuring hundreds, despite a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran.
The IRGC said while only a few hours have elapsed since the announcement of the ceasefire agreement, Israel has started a "brutal massacre" in Lebanon, warning that the United States and Israel of its "regret-inducing" response if the attacks are not immediately stopped.
Condemning the Israeli attacks on Lebanon, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said in a post on social media platform X, "The Iran-U.S. ceasefire terms are clear and explicit: the U.S. must choose -- ceasefire or continued war via Israel. It cannot have both."
So far, the Israeli strike on Wednesday across Lebanon has killed at least 254 people and injured 1,165 others, with densely populated neighborhoods in the capital, Beirut, among the hardest hit, according to the latest data provided by the Lebanese Civil Defense.
A two-week ceasefire was announced early Wednesday by the United States and Iran. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would comply with the truce but would continue military operations in Lebanon. ■
