Mahmoud Abbas Calls for Sanctions on Israel
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Palestinian authority president called for an immediate end to Israel’s ongoing onslaught on the Gaza Strip.
Mahmoud Abbas said Israeli forces should withdraw from the enclave.
Achieving justice for the Palestinian people "is the most important test at this historical moment," Abbas said in his speech at the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan.
“It’s high time to stop the injustice and end the practices of military force and prolonging the occupation,” he said, calling for sanctions on Israel over its refusal to abide by UN resolutions.
Abbas also called for holding an international peace conference supervised by the UN and stakeholders to resolve the conflict.
“We rely on the BRICS countries, which have become an influential and decisive force, in establishing the foundations of international peace and security,” he added, Anadolu Agency reported.
The Israeli army has continued a devastating offensive on the Gaza Strip since October last year, despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire.
More than 42,800 people have since been killed, mostly women and children, and over 100,500 others injured, according to local health authorities.
The Israeli onslaught on Gaza has displaced almost the territory’s entire population amid an ongoing blockade that has led to severe shortages of food, clean water, and medicine.
Israel faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its actions in Gaza.
