In a social media post in the Hebrew language, Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Friday said the Jewish nation "without American support, will be silenced within days".
In his post on X, Khamenei said the "Zionist entity (Israel) is lying to you, and it is also lying when it expressed concern about its prisoners with the Palestinians".
The mention of prisoners pertains to the Israeli hostages held by the Hamas militant group in Gaza.
Israeli authorities report that there are currently 242 individuals being held in captivity in Gaza, including both Israelis and foreign nationals.
Khamenei went on to claim that Israel is currently in a state of helplessness and confusion.
He added that, without American support, Israel would be silenced within a matter of days.
The escalation along the Lebanese-Israeli border began when Hezbollah launched multiple rockets on October 8th toward Israeli military installations in support of Hamas' surprise attack on Israel on October 7th.
In response to this, Israeli forces retaliated by using heavy artillery in southeastern Lebanon on the same day.
(With Agency Inputs)
