Majlis speaker slams renewed Israel attacks on Gaza

A Palestinian man grieves over the bodies of three boys killed in an Israeli strike during their funeral at a mosque in Gaza City on August 21, 2014.

 

Sun Aug 24, 2014 

 

Iran’s Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has condemned the resumption of Israeli military aggression against the besieged Gaza Strip.

“Majlis once again condemns the criminal acts (of Israel in Gaza) and supports the Muslim nation of Palestine,” Larijani said on Sunday.
He added that the crimes committed by Israel in Gaza result from the inaction of regional and Arab states and the green-light of the West.
The Iranian Majlis speaker also stated that the renewed Israeli attacks on Gaza are a clear example of crimes against humanity.
The Israeli regime resumed bombing Gaza on August 19, after Israeli officials left the negotiating table with the resistance movement Hamas following the collapse of truce talks in the Egyptian capital, Cairo.
More than 2,100 people, mostly civilians, have lost their lives and over 10,600 have been injured in the Israeli war since July 8.
The United Nations says over 80 percent of the killed Palestinians have been civilians.
Nearly 400,000 Palestinian children are in immediate need of psychological help due to “catastrophic and tragic impact” of the Israeli war, according to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).
The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has been launching retaliatory attacks against Israel. Tel Aviv says 68 Israelis have been killed in the conflict so far, but Hamas puts the number at more than 150.

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