Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has called on the international community to double down on efforts to bring to halt Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, saying the entire world is concerned about the situation in the small blockaded territory.
Speaking in a joint press conference with his Tajik counterpart Emomali Rahmon, Raeisi said that “all the conscientious people” are worried over the fate of the poor Palestinians in Gaza.
He described Palestine as the priority “issue of Islam as well as an issue of humanity,” and everybody wants an immediate halt to attacks on Gaza and the end of genocide of people, including children in Palestine.
The people of the world want the end of atrocities, the removal of the blockade, delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and restoration of the rights of Palestinians, he said, calling on international organizations to hear the voice of the people and take serious action to stop Israel.
Israel waged a bloody war on the blockaded Gaza Strip on October 7 following Hamas’s Operation Al-Aqsa Storm against the occupying entity.
Since the start of the aggression, the Tel Aviv regime has killed at least 10,328 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured nearly 26,000 others.
It has also imposed a “complete siege” on the coastal sliver, cutting off fuel, electricity, food and water to more than two million Palestinians living there.
Iran-Tajikistan deepen cooperation
Before the press conference, the two delegations signed 18 documents on commercial, industrial, transportation, energy, cultural and scientific cooperation, as well as fighting narcotics trafficking.
They also issued a joint declaration saying they aim to deepen long-term bilateral relations.
After the visit, Raeisi will travel to Uzbekistan’s capital city Tashkent to attend the 16th summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO).
Raeisi has said that Gaza is the most important issue that he will raise at the ECO summit and in his meetings with the heads of states on the event’s sidelines.
