Israel Committing Crimes against Humanity in Gaza: Egyptian Deputy FM
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Egyptian deputy foreign minister condemned the Israeli regime’s atrocities against the Palestinian people, calling for the prosecution of perpetrators of the crimes against humanity committed in the Gaza Strip.
“We are in a very sensitive conditions. Our Palestinian brothers are killed every day and the international community has been unable to solve the issue,” the Egyptian official stated during an emergency one-day meeting of the Palestine Committee of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) in Tehran on Monday.
"We want the perpetrator of these crimes to be prosecuted,” he added.
“Israeli aggression against Gaza is a crime against humanity...,” he said.
He went on to say that Egypt considers it as its “national and regional duty” to take action and make efforts to stop the Israeli attacks and save the lives of Palestinian people.
The Egyptian official also said that his country has opened the Rafah border crossing to facilitate the process of transferring the injured people and food supplies.
On July 8, Israel launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip. After 10 days of bombardment of the enclave from the air and sea, the Israeli forces started a ground operation in the Gaza Strip.
The death toll from 28 days of Israeli onslaught on the people of Gaza has reached 1,822 with more than 9,400 injured, according to Gaza’s health ministry officials.
UN figures show about two-thirds of the victims were civilians, drawing sharp criticism from around the world.
