He also praised "the brilliant work" of Iranian army.
"Palestinians are defending their land, and their defense is legitimate, as is the aid provided to them. Therefore, all these attacks, 'Al-Aqsa Flood' ... are justified, logical, and lawful actions on the international stage ... This also applies to the Lebanese defense of the Palestinian people ... The brilliant work of our armed forces two or three nights ago was also entirely legitimate and permissible," Khamenei said in the sermon before Friday prayers.
Khamenei led Friday prayers for the first time since the death of top Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, the commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's elite Quds Force, who was killed by a US drone strike in Baghdad on January 3, 2020.
Iran fired a massive barrage of missiles at Israel on Tuesday in response to the killings of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah, Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, and senior IRGC commander Abbas Nilforoushan. The Israeli military said about 180 ballistic missiles were fired, most of which were intercepted.