Abdollahian: Israel Aiming for "Genocide" in Gaza

Iranian television reported that Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian accused Israel of seeking "genocide" by imposing a blockade on the Gaza Strip. This statement comes ahead of Abdollahian's visit to the Iraqi capital today, Thursday. The Iranian minister said, "Today, the ongoing crimes against civilians in Gaza by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Zionists, along with the besiegement of the territory, cutting off water and electricity, and blocking the entry of medicine and food, are creating conditions in which the Zionists aim for the genocide of all residents of the Gaza Strip." He added, "The war we are witnessing in Gaza is not just a war the Zionists are waging against Hamas; it is a war by the Zionists against all Palestinians."