ISRAELI CRIMES IN GAZA CANNOT BE TOLERATED BY ANY HUMAN BEING: ROUHANI

Tehran, 3 Shawwal 1435/30 July 2014 (MINA) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani says the Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip cannot be countenanced by any conscientious human being.

“The catastrophes and crimes by the Zionists in Gaza are not tolerable for any human being,” Rouhani said in a Tuesday meeting with Iranian ministers, deputies and state authorities, according to Press TV report monitored by Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA).

The Iranian president expressed hope that all Muslims in the world would fulfill their human and Islamic duty in the face of the Israeli regime’s brutal attacks against the Palestinians.

“The Zionists behave very savagely as they do not even have an iota of conscience and mercy and are only after their own interests,” he added.

Rouhani further expressed hope that peace and stability would return to the region, particularly in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine, adding that all countries will benefit from sustainable stability in the Middle East.

“Maintaining stability in the region will be beneficial to all regional countries and the Islamic Republic of Iran, based on its humanitarian and religious duties, has been making its utmost efforts to settle regional woes.”

The Israeli regime is carrying out brutal acts in Gaza by killing civilians, particularly children and women because Tel Aviv only seeks to achieve its own interests, he pointed out.

Since July 8, Israeli warplanes have been pounding numerous sites in the Gaza Strip, demolishing houses and burying families in the rubble. Israeli forces also began a ground offensive against the impoverished Palestinian land on July 17.

The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s 22-day deadly military offensive against the blockaded Gaza Strip has risen to at least 1,159. More than 6,700 others have been injured in the Israeli onslaught. (T/E01/IR)

Mi’raj Islamic News Agency (MINA)