Iran calls for collective action by Muslim states to end Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza

Acting Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani said Muslim countries should take joint measures and exert pressure on Israel to end its crimes against the Palestinian people.

In a telephone conversation with Taliban Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday, Bagheri Kani urged Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member states to end Israel’s criminal acts .

He welcomed South Africa’s decision to bring a genocide case against Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the decision of a number of Latin American states to cut ties with the regime.

In a case brought by South Africa against Israel, the ICJ, the UN’s highest court, issued three interim measures on January 26, March 28 and May 24.

They respectively ordered Israel to take all measures in its power to prevent genocide in Gaza, allow unhindered access to food aid in the besieged Palestinian territory and immediately end its military invasion of the city of Rafah, in the south of the country.

The Israeli regime launched its genocidal war on October 7, 2023, following Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, a retaliatory attack on territories occupied by Gaza resistance groups, during which some 250 settlers Israelis were taken prisoner.

So far, this brutal war has killed at least 37,337 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza and injured 85,299 others.

Bagheri Kani also reiterated Iran’s determination to help Afghanistan overcome challenges and achieve progress.

He said Tehran was ready to cooperate with Kabul in various fields and help the Afghan people.

Muttaqi, for his part, extended his congratulations to Bagheri Kani on the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice).

He said Iran and Afghanistan enjoyed good relations and hoped the two countries would further promote cooperation in various sectors.