opinion

Voices denouncing Israel’s unethical crimes are continuously rising.

On April 11 the chairman of the International Committee of the Red Cross said that the Gaza Strip turned into a veritable hell as humanitarian materials failed to be introduced into the region due to the continuous blockades by Israel, expressing concern that it would run out of medicines needed for operating hospitals weeks later.

The public health authorities in the region also expressed their anger, saying that various diseases occur among people, more than 600 000 children are in weak states owing to the lack of vaccines and hospitals are on the verge of collapse.

A spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry in a statement on April 25 denounced Israel’s blockade of Gaza, interception of humanitarian material transport and increasing attacks on refugee camps and tents as clear war crimes and unethical crimes. 

He then called on the international community to take a resolute measure to indict and punish the chiefs of the Israeli regime for massacres and war crimes.

Anti-Israeli demonstrations are growing stronger in different countries.

The masses from all strata taking part in the demonstrations condemn the Israeli army for blockading Gaza and resuming military attack, chanting slogans expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.

International law and war-related laws and regulations stipulate that civilians should not be targeted. They also prohibit military operations against hospitals and other medical facilities.

But Israel does not pay heed to world opinion but is further expanding and intensifying the killing of Palestinians. It kills civilians indiscriminately and competitively and makes hospitals targets of military attack. It even murders and detains medical workers for torture.

According to the local public health authorities on April 15, the number of Palestinians killed and wounded by Israel since October 2023 has increased to 51 000 and over 116 300 respectively.

Despite all these facts, the Israeli authorities are desperately trying to underreport their war crimes and justify them, saying that they will not yield to any pressure or threat.

This proves that the Israeli authorities intend to exterminate the Palestinian nation.

Murderers should be punished by law in the international arena.