Wednesday, July 17, 2024

Iran urges UN Security Council action to halt Gaza genocide

from PressTV

Iran’s acting foreign minister has called for immediate decisive action by the United Nations Security Council to bring Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza to a halt.

Ali Baqeri Kani made the remarks as he was addressing the Security Council in New York on Wednesday.

The Iranian minister highlighted the crimes of Israel in Gaza over the past nine months, which have resulted in the massacre of innocent people, mostly women and children.

“Over the past 285 days, the Israeli-occupying regime has been committing extensive international crimes in Gaza. This regime, through a campaign of brutality and terror, continues to massacre innocent people, mostly women and children.”

The Iranian foreign minister said approximately 20 people are killed or injured every hour in Gaza, with over 80% of residential areas and all infrastructure, including hospitals, mosques, churches, educational centers, and historical sites, destroyed. 

Baqeri Kani said the Israeli regime has also weaponized starvation by blocking aid routes and attacking refugee camps and displaced people...

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