Iranian Spokesman Condemns Continuation of Israeli Regime’s Apartheid Polices
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Iranian Foreign Ministry denounced the Israeli regime’s move to force the Palestinian residents of the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in Jerusalem al-Quds to leave their homes.
Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh on Saturday expressed solidarity with the Palestinian people as the main and real inhabitants of this ancient land and cradle of divine religions.
He stressed the need to support the Palestinian people and called for an end to the destruction of their homes and confiscation of their land, which is a continuation of the apartheid policies of the child-killer Zionist regime.
Khatibzadeh called on the world community and international organizations to fulfill their legal and humanitarian commitments in this regard, the Foreign Ministry’s website reported.
Tensions heightened across the Palestinian territories late last week when Israeli forces and illegal settlers renewed their attacks against Palestinians in Sheikh Jarrah. The neighborhood has been the scene of frequent crackdowns by Israeli regime forces on the Palestinians protesting against the threatened expulsion of dozens of families from their homes in favor of Israeli settler groups.
The initial tensions that erupted in Sheikh Jarrah last year in part sparked a May 2021 war between the Israeli regime and resistance groups in the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on Thursday warned Israel against crossing “red lines” in Sheikh Jarrah or any other area in the occupied al-Quds.
