Missiles with Messages: Honoring Rachel, Hind, and the Martyrs of Gaza

From the sacred skies of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a storm of justice has risen. In the latest waves of Operation True Promise 4, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [IRGC] has launched its mighty missiles – Qadr, Kheibar Shekan, Khorramshahr-4, Emad, and the formidable Sejjil – striking deep into the heart of the Zionist regime's military machine. These are not mere weapons of war. They are cries of justice, long-awaited responses to decades of oppression, and tributes to the innocent blood spilled in Gaza and beyond.

As the missiles streak across the heavens, their fiery trails illuminate a profound truth: the Resistance Axis stands united. From the land of monotheists, where the call to prayer rises pure and unwavering, to the land stained by the worshippers of Baal, these missiles deliver a message of retribution. The IRGC, the guardian of the Islamic Revolution, has inscribed on these missiles the names of the innocent whose lives were ruthlessly taken away by the bloodthirsty Zionist regime, and by doing so, they have turned cold steel into living memory. 

“For Rachel Corrie”

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One missile bears her name in bold script. Rachel, the 23-year-old American activist from Olympia, Washington, stood bravely in Rafah in March 2003, wearing a fluorescent orange vest, her voice raised in defense of a Palestinian family’s home. 

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As the world watched, an Israeli bulldozer crushed her beneath its merciless blades. Today, from Iranian soil, her memory soars on wings of fire, reminding every corner of the globe that even a young woman from the West who chose humanity over silence became a martyr in the eyes of the free world. Rachel’s story awakens consciences everywhere: How many more Rachels must the world lose before it awakens?

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“For Hind Rajab”

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On January 29, 2024, five-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab was trapped in a bullet-riddled car in Gaza City, surrounded by the bodies of her aunt, uncle, and cousins. Her tiny voice crackled over the phone to Palestinian Red Crescent rescuers: “Please come and take me. They are shooting at us.” Israeli tanks were mere meters away, firing hundreds of rounds into the civilian vehicle. Hind survived the initial slaughter only to bleed out while waiting for help that never arrived safely. The ambulance sent for her was also destroyed by the Israelis, killing two paramedics who tried to rescue her.

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The world heard Hind's cries through audio recordings that broke hearts across continents. Her story became a global symbol of Israeli brutality against children. Now, as missiles launch with “For Hind Rajab” etched upon them, her innocent voice joins the chorus of vengeance. The IRGC's missile honors her by striking back at the regime that silenced her laughter forever.

“For the martyrs of Al-Ma’amadani Hospital (Al-Ahli Arab Hospital)”

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Hospitals in Gaza have never been safe havens under Israeli aggression. Repeated attacks on Al-Ma’amadani Hospital – of the last functioning medical facilities in northern Gaza – stand as stark testimonies to war crimes. In October 2023 and in subsequent strikes through 2025, missiles and shells rained down on patients, displaced families, doctors, and nurses. Hundreds perished in explosions that tore through emergency wards and courtyards filled with the wounded. Even as medical staff pleaded for ceasefires, the Zionist regime targeted these sanctuaries of healing. 

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The inscription “For the martyrs of Mamdani Hospital” on the Iranian missiles speaks directly to these atrocities. It revives the memory of children dying from lack of oxygen, mothers giving birth amid rubble, and doctors operating by flashlight.

“For the journalists of Gaza”: 

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More than 260 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since October 2023[1] – a record toll that has shocked the international press community. Reporters were deliberately targeted while wearing press vests, filming from hospitals, or documenting daily horrors. The dedication “For the journalists of Gaza” on IRGC missiles honors these brave souls who became martyrs for the truth. 

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They showed the world the reality of the Zionist regime’s occupation through their cameras and pens until their last breath. Now, their legacy thunders across the skies, ensuring that the narrative of resistance cannot be erased.

“Abu Obaida’s voice will not be silenced” 

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Abu Obaida, the eloquent and steadfast spokesman of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, has become the unwavering voice of the Palestinian Resistance. His measured words, delivered with calm dignity even in the darkest hours, have exposed the lies of the occupiers, comforted the grieving, and inspired millions across the globe. When he spoke, the world heard the collective conscience of a people who refuse to surrender. Israeli forces hunted him relentlessly, yet his voice rose clearer and stronger with every heinous crime committed against Gaza. 

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These Iranian missiles now carry his immortal words, declaring to all humanity that the voice of truth, the voice of resistance, the voice of Abu Obaida, will never be silenced. 

“From the land of the monotheists to the land of the worshippers of Baal”

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This phrase captures the deeper truth. On one side, we have a civilization rooted in Tawhid [belief in the One God] defending the weak and upholding justice. On the other, lies a regime engaged in idolatry through power, exceptionalism, and the worship of dominance that justifies the shedding of innocent blood. In the sacred scriptures and in the collective memory of the believers, Baal was never just one false god among many. He was the Canaanite “Lord” of storms and fertility, the golden calf of power, the deity whose altars demanded the most abominable offerings: ritual prostitution, moral corruption, and the sacrifice of innocent children in the fire to appease his hunger for dominance. His worshippers bowed not to the Creator of the heavens and earth, but to raw might, to the golden idols of exceptionalism, and to the merciless machinery of occupation and supremacy. Today, that same spirit of Baal has taken new form in the heart of the occupying regime – a regime that worships power above all, that sacrifices the children of Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, while raining fire upon hospitals, schools, and homes. 

Yet from the land of monotheists – where the call “There is no god but Allah” rings pure and unbroken – comes the answer. These Iranian missiles, inscribed with the names of the innocent, refuses to let the cries of Rachel, Hind, the hospital martyrs, the journalists, and Abu Obaida fade into silence.

From the pure land of monotheism, these missiles speak to humanity’s shared longing for justice. The worshippers of power may hide behind advanced defenses, but they cannot shield themselves from the verdict of history or the prayers of the oppressed. 

In this hour, the skies over occupied Palestine bear witness. The missiles of the IRGC are more than just technology. They are a solemn vow that the blood of the innocent will not be shed in vain. The Resistance endures, and justice, however long delayed, is coming.

(The views expressed in this article are author’s own and do not necessarily reflect those of Khamenei.ir.)

[1] https://www.ifj.org/war-in-gaza