to report «iusnews»; Tehran, Riyadh and Beijing urged for the immediate cessation of Israel’s military operations in the Gaza Strip which has so far killed 19,000 people, mainly children and women, and the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in the besieged enclave.
Within the framework of the joint committee of the three countries, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Baqeri Kani, Saudi Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Waleed bin Abdulkarim El-Khereiji and China’s Deputy Foreign Minister Deng Li hosted met in Beijing on Friday.
In a statement, the trio expressed opposition to the forced displacement of the Palestinians, and stressed that any future arrangement about Palestine must embody the will of its people and support their right to establish their state and self-determination.
The diplomats also voiced concern about the current critical circumstances in the blockaded territory, demanding urgent action to end Israel’s atrocities in Gaza and provide sustainable relief to the Palestinians.
The three officials agreed on the next meeting to be held in Saudi Arabia in June.
In early October, Hamas launched a multi-pronged surprise military operation via land, sea and air against Israel. 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 1,200 and injured over 5,500, according to Israeli officials. Hamas also announced it is holding between at least 200 and 250 hostages.
Following the multi-front attack by Hamas, Israel carried out heavy bombardment across the Gaza Strip, killing almost 19,000 Palestinians, including at least 7,000 children and over 5,000 women, and wounding over 50,000 others, and levelling entire neighbourhoods. Thousands more are missing and feared buried under the rubble. The bombing, as well as enforced displacement orders by the Israeli Army, has also pushed 1.9 million people out of their homes.
Tel Aviv has also imposed a "complete siege" on Gaza, cutting off food, electricity, fuel and water supplies. The move has plunged the blockaded territory into a humanitarian crisis.
The Gaza Health Ministry has confirmed that the healthcare system in the besieged territory has “totally collapsed due to the Israeli war”. Dozens of hospitals and tens of medical centers are out of service due to Israeli raids, according to the enclave's health ministry. The UN agencies have also warned that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is "catastrophic", calling for more international help as conditions deteriorate in the densely populated besieged enclave.
Tehran says the history of Israel is full of assassinations, massacre, torture and killing of Palestinian kids, and describes Tel Aviv regime's atrocities and massacre of Palestinian women and children as indicative of the destitute of Zionists. Iranian officials say Tel Aviv 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.
