American political analyst Simon Henderson said in an article that the Diraz events on May 23, 2017, could have dangerous consequences for both Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Bahrain scholars said that “the brutal massacre committed by this bloody regime with American-regional complicity and international silence, only increased our strength, firmness and readiness to all possibilities

Associated Press: Hundreds of Iranian worshippers have rallied in Tehran to denounce a Bahrain police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric this week that left five of his supporters dead and 286 arrested.

Supporters of Islamic Movement in Nigeria staged an assembly on Thursday (May 25, 2017) to condemn Diraz massacre and raid carried on the house of spiritual leader of Shiite majority in Bahrain, Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The Al-Bawaba news website said that Bahraini protesters have defied Manama's warning against holding more public gatherings and stayed on the streets in a show of anger against the regime's bloody crackdown on Diraz, the home village of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Isa Qassim.

The American "Washington Post" newspaper described Diraz raid as the deadliest one carried out by the Bahraini government on opposition in years.

Bahrain is investigating the death of five people during a raid on the home village of the spiritual leader of its Shi'ite Muslim community, the interior ministry said on Thursday.

Amnesty International confirmed that there are 8 civilians suffering from serious injuries in the intensive care unit in Bahrain hospitals, as a result of the security forces’ attack on Diraz Tuesday (May 23, 2017).

Lebanon’s Hezbollah Secretary General Sayed Hassan Nasrallah called on Lebanon to refuse the exile of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim, Bahrain’s Shiite Leader, to its territories, just as Iraq has refused.

Activists published photos on social media outlets showing security forces affiliated to the ministry of interior while raiding the besieged village of Diraz using dozens of vehicles and number of armors and accompanying some of the detainees who were arrested as a result of the bloody attack on Diraz.

Angry protests continued to be staged in Bahrain for the second day in a row, in condemnation of the deadly attack by regime forces against protesters in Diraz.

The Bahraini National Democratic Movement Forces said that they followed up “the unfortunate and disturbing development that began Tuesday morning when the Ministry of Interior (MoI) announced the entry of its forces to the village of Diraz”.

The United Nations expressed concerns about reports from Bahrain stating that a protestor was killed at the hands of the security forces in the village of Diraz that has been witnessing an open-ended sit-in since June 2016, calling on the authorities to investigate the killing incident.

Bahraini security forces on Tuesday raided the home of the kingdom's Shi'ite Muslim spiritual leader and shot dead at least one demonstrator during the operation.

Bahraini police raid on the hometown of a prominent Shiite cleric facing possible deportation has left at least five demonstrators dead and 286 people arrested in an assault in which officers fired tear gas and shotguns at protesters.

Five people were killed in Bahrain on Tuesday when police opened fire on a protest by supporters of a top cleric in a Shiite village, the interior ministry said, in the latest unrest to hit the Sunni-ruled Gulf state.

Amnesty International said that the Bahraini security forces used excessive force against protesters in the village of Diraz, the majority of whom were peaceful, as part of an ongoing crack down on the village which has been under siege by the authorities for 11 months.

The number of detainees in Diraz village arrested in the security operation carried out by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday mounted to 286. The Ministry of Interior announced in a statement on (May 23, 2017) that the police arrested 286 individuals while dispersing a protest outside Sheikh Isa Qassim’s house.

Five protestors were martyred in Bahrain while dozens injured in Bahrain on Tuesday (May 24, 2017) after the regime forces opened fire against protestors in Diraz, west of Manama.

Hezbollah blamed the Al Saud regime for the attack launched on Sheikh Isa Qassim and peaceful locals protesting outside his home in Diraz, deeming Saudi Arabia the real decision maker behind what is taking place in Bahrain.