“The Israeli enemy, in the face of the escalation of resistance in the West Bank, fled to accuse Iran and to pretend that what is happening there is an Iranian plan and that the Palestinians there are tools, and this is foolishness. The battle in the West Bank is with the Palestinian people. Yes, the Islamic Republic supports the oppressed Palestinian people, but the resistance project is a Palestinian project.”Tzvi Joffre, “Nasrallah warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Lebanon,” Jerusalem Post, August 29, 2023, https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756625.

“The enemy must admit that he is in an existential dilemma, and he will not find solutions, no matter how his leadership meets, and if they consult all the experts of the world, they will not be able to get out of their predicament. The only solution for the enemy entity is to leave Palestine to its people and owners, otherwise the fighting will continue generation after generation.”Tzvi Joffre, “Nasrallah warns Israel against targeting Hamas leaders in Lebanon,” Jerusalem Post, August 29, 2023, https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-756625.

“The leaders of the occupation government, with their extremist policies, will cause an all-out war in the region. Some in the cabinet are considering actions such as taking control of Al-Aqsa Mosque and dividing it, along with assassinations, knowing that this would lead to a regional war. If we reach the point of an all-out confrontation, Israel will face an unprecedented defeat in its history, and we are confident of that.”“Senior Hamas official threatens ‘regional war’ if Israel resumes targeted killings,” Times of Israel, August 27, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-threatens-regional-war-if-israel-resumes-targeted-killings/.

On Wagner’s impending rebellion against the Kremlin following a Russian missile strike that killed Wagner fighters:

“Once again I’m warning everyone: we will … destroy everything around us. You can’t destroy us. We have goals. We are all ready to die. All 25,000 of us.”Martha Raddatz and Matt Seyler, “Prigozhin used false pretext to lead Wagner Group's armed insurrection against Russia: US official,” ABC News, June 27, 2023, https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/prigozhin-false-pretext-lead-wagner-groups-armed-insurrection/story?id=100407313; Gabriel Gavin, Tim Ross and Zoya Sheftalovich, “Putin in crisis: Wagner chief Prigozhin declares war on Russian military leadership,” Politico, June 23, 2023, https://www.politico.eu/article/putin-in-crisis-as-wagner-chief-prigozhin-declares-war-on-russian-military-leadership/.

Statement to online publication The Intercept:

“Today, instead of caring about its own citizens, the U.S. government is trying to throw money away to stir up the war in Ukraine. And also to discredit any Russians who are doing good deeds around the world, including fighting thugs in Central Africa, helping the Malian government and other unprotected people and nations where the U.S. is making a global mess.”“Statement of Yevgeny Prigozhin to The Intercept, Nov. 10, 2022,” The Intercept, November 10, 2022, https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23300537-yevgeny-prigozhin-statement-to-the-intercept-11-10-2022.

On Wagner’s creation:

“I cleaned the old weapons myself, sorted out the bulletproof vests myself and found specialists who could help me with this. From that moment, on May 1, 2014, a group of patriots was born, which later came to be called the Wagner Battalion…I am proud that I was able to defend their right to protect the interests of their country.”“Russia's Prigozhin admits link to Wagner mercenaries for first time,” Reuters, September 26, 2022, https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-prigozhin-admits-link-wagner-mercenaries-first-time-2022-09-26/.

“What happened in the Jenin camp is a great triumph in the face of the Zionist aggression, led by the Jenin Battalion in the al-Quds Brigades and all the resistance forces. What happened establishes a new era that the upper hand is for our people and their solid resistance.”“Jenin battle ushered in ‘new era’ in resistance superiority: Islamic Jihad,” Press TV, July 9, 2023, https://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/09/706748/Islamic-Jihad-Jenin.

“All options to support Jenin camp are on the table. Resistance remains the strategic option for the Palestinian people to confront the Israeli aggression and end the occupation of Palestine.”https://hamas.ps/en/post/4831/Statement-by-Hamas-chief-on-Israeli-occupation-s-withdrawal-from-Jenin.

Following a vehicle ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv:

“The occupation will pay the price for its crimes against Jenin. We praise the heroes of our people and the fighters in Jenin.”Gadi Zaig and staff, “Terror in Tel Aviv: At least nine wounded in stabbing, ramming attack,” Jerusalem Post, July 4, 2023, https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-748809.

“During our visit to Iran, during the meeting with His Eminence, the Leader, His Eminence reaffirmed [his desire] to advance arming the West Bank and resistance action in the West Bank.”“Islamic Jihad chief says his Iran-backed group forming fighting units across W. Bank,” Times of Israel, July 1, 2023, https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-jihad-chief-says-iran-backed-group-forming-fighting-battalions-across-w-bank/.