Parliament’s Health Committee:
Over 8,000 doctors ready for deployment to Gaza, Lebanon
The first deputy chairman of the Health Committee of the Iranian Parliament warned of a humanitarian disaster in the Zionist regime’s attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, stating that thousands of Iranian doctors are ready to be dispatched to the region to help those affected by the devastating attacks.
By Sadeq Dehqan
Staff writer
“Over the past year, more than 8,000 Iranian doctors have announced their readiness to be dispatched to Gaza and Lebanon to help the wounded and affected people in the aftermath of these devastating attacks,” the first deputy head of the parliament Committee explained.
However, in an interview with Iran Daily, Fatemeh Mohammad-Beigi said “Despite the medical team’s full readiness to be dispatched to these areas, unfortunately, the Israeli regime is blocking the entry of any health and medical convoys into the occupied territories and is not allowing the entry of water, food, and medicine into these areas.”
“The Israelis have imposed all sorts of sanctions and restrictions on the resistance axis countries and regions, which is a clear indication of Israel’s brutal nature and its disregard for international laws and regulations,” she added.
As the head of the Women’s and Family Fraction of the Iranian Parliament, Mohammad-Beigi declared that “there are over 50,000 pregnant women in Gaza who are being neglected, and they are living in a dire situation. These mothers have been going through their pregnancies under immense pressure, hunger, and severe shortages of food and medicine for many days.”
“Many pregnant women, fetuses, newborns, and young children have lost their lives due to hunger and the lack of food and medicine. The occurrence of these incidents has reached a point where the international community can no longer tolerate this situation, and it is imperative that the dispatch of medical teams and family counselors to treat the physical and psychological trauma of the affected people be prioritized,” she added.
Warning human rights organizations, Mohammad-Beigi stressed, “It is time to take action and put an end to these atrocities. How long should we continue to just talk and issue empty and ineffective statements? International organizations and assemblies should not fall into the trap of the Zionist regime’s deceit and its supporting governments.”
“ According to divine promises and laws, oppression and supporting the oppressor will not endure. On this basis, I caution strongly against the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and other countries that support Israel’s atrocities in any way, that they will soon face severe consequences, including the downfall of their governments.”
The parliament member referred to the explosion of thousands of pagers in Lebanon, saying, “The occurrence of these explosions by Israel is a completely terrorist and unconventional act in international conflicts. The use of electronic devices to injure and kill thousands of people is nothing but a horrific human tragedy that shows the brutality of the perpetrators, as many civilians and non-military areas were severely damaged.”
She also referred to the recent Zionist regime’s attacks on the Dahiyeh region and other areas of Lebanon, saying, “The Zionist regime has no justification for these attacks, and Lebanon has the right to defend itself against Israel. The Islamic Republic of Iran will support this legitimate defense.”
Mohammad-Beigi stated, “We urge the international community and human rights organizations to immediately stop supporting this regime, whether openly or secretly.”
She added, “Unfortunately, many international conventions have been violated over the past year, since the start of the Gaza war, and many UN resolutions have been ineffective. One example is the recent resolution that gave the Zionist regime a 12-month deadline to leave Gaza.”
The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution in September (2024) calling on Israel to end its “illegal presence in the occupied Palestinian territories” within 12 months. The resolution was adopted with 124 votes in favor, 43 abstentions, and 12 negative votes, including Israel and the United States.
Mohammad-Beigi emphasized, “This is while not even a single day should be given to a regime that is responsible for the murder of many innocent people every day.”
She pointed out that cutting off the Zionist regime’s vital economic arteries could prevent further killings, saying, “I urge all countries, especially the Islamic community and countries, to cut off all economic ties with this regime.”
She added, “Any economic and trade transactions with this regime would be equivalent to providing funds and budget for the procurement of weapons and the continuation of Zionist genocide, and would make other countries complicit in these crimes.”