TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Foreign
Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian asked China to use its voice in the
United Nations Security Council to stop the deaths and suffering of Gaza
residents, emphasizing the need for a humanitarian corridor.
Amir Abdollahian made the remarks in a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Sunday, as Tehran has ramped up its effort to find a diplomatic resolution to the Gaza crisis.
The Iranian diplomat called on China to intervene to put an end to the ongoing carnage in the Gaza Strip where Israel is carrying out relentless bombardment against the civilian population living in the besieged enclave.
"There is a need for the United Nations to assume its responsibilities with regard to international peace and security amid the ongoing conflict in Palestine," he said.
The minister described the collective punishment imposed by the Israelis on the Palestinians in Gaza as “unacceptable”, while reiterating the need for setting up humanitarian corridors to deliver aid to the people in the besieged territory.
He warned that there would be no guarantee that the conflict in Gaza would not spiral out of control if the criminal attacks against the civilians in Gaza did not stop.
The Chinese diplomat, for his part, reiterated Beijing’s support for an independent Palestinian state as a way out of the current conflict, according to a readout from China’s Foreign Ministry.
Wang presented China as a peace broker, saying Beijing would “stand on the side of peace and justice and to support the Palestinian people in their just cause of safeguarding their national rights".
“The fundamental reason for the situation in Palestine and Israel to have developed to the present stage is that the Palestinian people's right to statehood has long been put on hold”, he told Amir Abdollahian.
"This historical injustice should be brought to an end as soon as possible," he added.
Last Saturday, Hamas initiated a multi-pronged surprise military operation via land, sea and air. The group announced it was in response to the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem and Israeli settlers’ growing violence against Palestinians. The attacks have so far killed more than 1,400 and injured over 3,800, according to Israeli officials.
Following the multi-front attack by Hamas, Israel carried out heavy bombardment across the Gaza Strip, killing more than 2,700 Palestinians, including hundreds of children and women, and wounding over 9,700 others. Tel Aviv has also ordered a "complete siege" of Gaza, saying he would halt its supply of electricity, food, water and fuel.
The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has confirmed that nearly 1 million people have been displaced in one week alone, while the Israeli military prepares for an expected ground invasion as the next stages of its war.
Israel’s military has also ordered 1.1 million people living in Northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, amid signs it is set to ramp up its offensive. Tens of thousands of Palestinians have fled south following the order. The UN has warned it is “impossible for such a movement to take place without devastating humanitarian consequences". Half a million residents have left Northern Gaza for the South, according to Israel.
Human rights groups have stressed that depriving an occupied population of basic necessities is a war crime. Palestinians health officials have warned Gaza is rapidly running out of water and electricity, and the population faces severe shortages of food and medicine. They say hospitals in the besieged territory are under constant bombardment and facing imminent shutdown due to a lack of fuel.
Gaza is one of the most densely populated places on Earth, where some 2 million people live in an area of 140 square miles. It has been almost completely cut off from the rest of the world for nearly 17 years. More than half of its population lives in poverty and is food insecure, with nearly 80% of its population relying on humanitarian assistance.
Tehran says the history of the apartheid regime is full of assassinations, massacre, torture and killing of Palestinian kids, and described Tel Aviv regime's atrocities and massacre of Palestinian women and children as indicative of the destitute of Zionists. Iranian officials say the Tel Aviv regime has been struggling for more than 70 years to exit its identity crisis which has been mixed with genocide, plunder, forced displacement and scores of other inhumane moves.
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