Iran Foreign Ministry: Israel's backers complicit in Gaza genocide
Tehran - BORNA - Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday the international community, topped by the United Nations, is responsible for taking immediate and effective measures to stop Israel’s crimes and hold the perpetrators to account.
He categorically condemned Israel’s blatant violations of international humanitarian law, and the regime's war crimes, and crimes against humanity, stressing the need to end its impunity.
Baghaei said the US and other countries providing Israel with arms and political support are complicit in the regime’s crimes in the occupied Palestine, Lebanon, and Syria.
He added that despite its ceasefire agreements with Gaza and Lebanon, Israel continues to commit savage crimes against both nations due to Washington’s unbridled support and the inaction of the ceasefire guarantors.
"Despite the declaration of an alleged ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon, the Zionist regime, with the full support of the US and the indifference of the guarantors of the ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, continues to commit brutal crimes in occupied Palestine and Lebanon," Baghaei said.
He called for serious measures to confront Israel’s threats to regional and international peace and security.
Despite the ceasefire, Israeli attacks have persisted, resulting in at least 390 Palestinian deaths since October 10.
Large areas of Gaza remain inaccessible due to the continued presence of Israeli occupation forces.
Baghaei’s statement came after Israel's weekend assassination strike that killed Raed Saad, a high-ranking Hamas military commander.
Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan said that the movement reserves the right to respond to the Zionist occupation’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, notably the assassination of Saad.
Speaking to Al Jazeera on Sunday, the Hamas leader paid tribute to the martyred commander, stating that he “dedicated himself to the Palestinian cause and the defense of his land and homeland.”
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