IRAN SLAMS UN FOR INACTION TO STOP ISRAEL'S GENOCIDAL WAR IN GAZA

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 (Bernama) -- Iran on Thursday criticised the United Nations (UN) for its inaction to stop Israel’s ongoing genocidal war against the Palestinians as the death toll in the occupied territories continues to climb. 

In a message to mark the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said for more than a year, people around the world have looked to the UN to find ways to deal with the genocide of the Palestinian people.

Unfortunately, the world has witnessed the inaction of the United Nations and the impunity of the terrorists who have dressed up as statesmen preaching at others in the UN, he said. 

“If today the United Nations and especially the Security Council cannot find a way to deal with the crimes of the occupiers of the Palestinian land, the credibility and dignity of this organisation will be seriously jeopardised,” he said.

Nov 29 has been observed as the Palestinian Solidarity Day since 1978 in remembrance of the United Nations General Assembly resolution that partitioned Palestine into Jewish and Arab states in 1947.

Pezeshkian said while the world body’s move to designate the day of solidarity with the Palestinian people is valuable, there has been insufficient action to stop the Zionist’s regime ongoing atrocities. 

“Injustices that have been perpetrated on the Palestinian people require global attention and action, while silence in the face of them is tantamount to the normalisation of evil and cruelty that will challenge the future of humanity.

He emphasised Iran’s commitment to fully support the cause of free and independent Palestine, adding that Tehran is ready to cooperate with all countries committed to the principles of freedom, equality, justice and human rights, and considers the defence of the Palestinian people's demand of all the free people of the world.

He said the most effective and fastest measure to sympathise with the Palestinian people is to curb the Zionist regime and cut off international support for this cancerous tumour.

He said Iran still believes that the only principled solution to the Palestinian issue is the return of the refugees and holding a referendum among the original Palestinian people, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, based on democratic principles and international law.

“Undoubtedly, in this painful and unequal battle, the final victory is for those determined people who even the world's largest military arsenals have not been able to create a disruption in their determination on the way to victory.

Over 44,300 people, the majority of them women and children, were killed, and more than 100,000 others injured since Israel launched a devastating war on Gaza on October 7, last year. 

At least 10,000 people are unaccounted for, presumed dead under the rubble of their homes throughout the Strip.

Almost the entire population of 2.3 million in Gaza has been displaced by relentless Israeli bombings.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) recently issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defence minister Yoav Gallant for crimes against humanity and war crimes.

The International Court of Justice in an advisory on July 19 declared Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories as unlawful and in violation of international law.

-- BERNAMA