President upbraids global silence on Israel’s crimes in Gaza
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday criticized the silence of international organizations on the crimes committed by the Israeli regime in the Gaza Strip where it has killed nearly 53,000 people since 2023.
“The world sees but is silent, the United Nations sees but still defends such a crime. This is the problem we have. When they are behind the podiums, they talk about freedom and peace, but in action, they are more ferocious than the most ferocious animals,” the Iranian president said while addressing a conference commemorating the Red Crescent Week in Iran.
“How can those who talk about human rights and humanity accept that women, children, and the elderly are easily bombed?” Pezeshkian added.
At least 52,862 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and another 119,648 individuals injured in the brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 7, 2023.
Israel has also blocked all humanitarian assistance from reaching Palestinians in Gaza since March 2. UNRWA, the main UN agency for Palestinian refugees, estimates that up to 1.9 million people in Gaza have been internally displaced – about 90% of the population of the Strip, estimated by the UN to be around 2.1 million people. The number of displaced people rose from 1.7 million since Israel launched its offensive on the southern city of Rafah in May.
The regime has also restricted Palestinians’ access to 70 percent of Gaza, either by declaring large areas as no-go zones or issuing forced displacement orders, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
UNRWA has described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as a crisis “beyond imagination.”
“Air strikes, blockades, and starvation continue, with tens of thousands killed and injured,” UNRWA said in a post on X.
“Displaced families face collapsing infrastructure, sewage overflows, and empty markets. The siege must be lifted to ensure vital humanitarian and commercial supplies reach Gaza,” it said.
Israel launched its genocide in Gaza on October 7, 2023, after the Hamas resistance group carried out the historic Al-Aqsa Flood operation against the usurping entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.