MOSCOW, October 7. /TASS/. Israel considers Iran to be one of the parties responsible for Hamas' actions, saying that Tehran finances such organizations, Israeli Ambassador to Moscow Alexander Ben Zvi said in an interview with TASS.

"We offer a solution all the time, we have nothing against Gaza residents. Terrorist organizations are simply holding them hostage and using them as human shields. There are other forces at work. Iran, for example, finances such terrorist organizations," he said, commenting on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict's continued escalation.

Yahya Rahim-Safavi, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, said earlier that Iran supports Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, launched by Palestinian radicals in Israel.

Early on Saturday morning, rocket attacks were launched on Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip. Alarm signals have sounded continuously since 06:28 Moscow time in many localities across the country, including the Tel Aviv area and its environs.

The military operation of the Israel Defense Forces in the Gaza Strip in response to the massive rocket fire launched on Saturday from the Palestinian side is now called "Iron Swords,"the army press service reported. The Israeli army has launched attacks on the Gaza Strip after massive rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave, the army press service reported earlier on Saturday.

The militant wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas issued a statement that during the operation in Israel it captured about 35 Israeli soldiers and settlers. The operation initiated by Palestinian radicals in Israeli territory next to the Gaza Strip is a response to Israel's aggressive activities against one of Islam's holiest sites, the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City, Chief of Hamas's Political Bureau Hamas Politburo Ismail Haniyeh said.