On Wednesday, Hamas denied the validity of what was stated by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman regarding the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation and its motives.

Hamas said in a statement, "We have repeatedly emphasized the motives and reasons for Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, foremost among which are the dangers threatening Al-Aqsa Mosque."

The statement said, "The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas denies the validity of what was stated by the spokesman of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Brigadier General Ramadan Sharif, regarding the Al-Aqsa Flood operation and its motives."

Hamas stressed that "all Palestinian resistance actions come in response to the presence of the occupation and its continued aggression against our people and holy sites."

Earlier, on Wednesday, Iranian Revolutionary Guard spokesman Ramadan Sharif said that the Al-Aqsa Flood operations are one of the acts of retaliation carried out by the axis of resistance in retaliation for the assassination of Quds Force Commander Qassem Soleimani, according to official media reports.