Iranian President Erahim Raisi demanded that the governments of the Arab and Muslim countries, meeting in Riyadh on Saturday, take “decisive” measures to stop the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip, stating, among other things, that the Zionist army “ regime” has been officially declared a “terrorist organization” and has the ability to supply weapons to the Palestinians if the conflict continues.
Raisi visited Saudi Arabia for the first time since the normalization of diplomatic relations for a summit that contained numerous messages in favor of a ceasefire and against the massacres in the Gaza Strip, where more than 11,000 people have already been reported perished. the Gaza Ministry of Health. he died.
For the Iranian president, the “urgent” need is for Israel to stop the attacks. In this sense, he called for pressure on the Israeli government and its main international partner, the United States, to accept an immediate ceasefire, as the proposed “humanitarian pauses” are only a facade, to avoid criticism to avoid.
Secondly, Raisi proposed the end of the blockade of the Gaza Strip and the immediate reopening of the Rafah crossing to allow the free access of humanitarian aid, also recognizing in this case that the current number of trucks is not sufficient to meet meet the needs of the Gaza Strip. of Gaza. Strip to cover the population of Gaza. He also called for the “immediate” withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
At the political level, he believes that it is time for all Islamic countries to sever all political and economic ties with Israel, although in this forum in Riyadh there are some Arab countries that have signed historic agreements that have strengthened relations with the Israelis in recent years have normalized. , according to the speech of the Iranian presidency.
In this area, he also called for the identification of the Israeli military as terrorists and for the promotion of the establishment of an international court that would investigate the possible criminal responsibility of Israel and the United States, assuming that they committed all types of crimes they could think of. . including ‘genocide’.
If the offensive continues and this “unequal war” continues, Raisi has raised the possibility of “arming the Palestinian people and helping them fight the occupation.” Tehran has so far avoided directly intervening in the conflict, despite its alliances with Hamas and the Lebanese militia party Hezbollah.
Source: La Neta Neta
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