Iran has urged the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to treat the charges brought against the Israeli regime by South Africa “impartially” and not to give in to US pressures.
“We hope and want the International Court of Justice to impartially investigate the complaint of South Africa and some other governments against the Zionist regime regarding the crime against the people of Gaza and not to give in to the political and non-political pressures of the US,” Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said Thursday.
He said the Israeli regime and the US are trying to fulfill their goals in the political and media field due to their failure in the Gaza battlefield but the Palestinian nation is more conscious than to let their wishes come true.
Kan’ani also said that one of the most important achievements of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm was the fall of the US-Israel media empire in creating a globally fake narrative in favor of the Israeli regime, changing the place of the oppressed with the oppressors.
“Undoubtedly, the future belongs to Palestine and the Palestinian nation,” Kan’ani stressed, adding that Washington’s efforts in implementing US-Zionist political plans will lead to failure.
He further emphasized that killing more than 110 journalists during the nearly past hundred days in Gaza indicates Israel’s fear of the truth being revealed.
‘Israel more desperate than ever’
Also in his remarks, Kan’ani said that more than three months into the Gaza war, “the Zionist regime is more desperate than ever and the Palestinian nation is stronger and more steadfast than before.”
“Today, the Axis of Resistance is more coherent, resilient and united than ever, and the supporters of the fake Zionist regime, including the US regime, are more disgraced than before,” he added.
The spokesman also noted that the United States is not merely a part of the Gaza war, but rather, it is the entirety of it from the beginning to the end.
“It is the US that is making all political, media, legal and military efforts to prevent the real collapse of the Zionist regime. After Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, the US regime spent its little credibility on the Zionist regime, and today it is considered the loser of the war.”
Root cause of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm
He further explained that the US is worried about the Israeli regime’s status but the root cause of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm lies in 75 years of Israeli occupation of Palestine.
“Insulting religious and Islamic sanctities by the Israeli regime and the continuous attack on the Al-Aqsa Mosque are the main cause of Operation Al-Aqsa Storm,” he added.
Kan’ani described another reason behind Operation Al-Aqsa Storm as the continuous violation of human rights and internationally recognized rights by the Israeli regime with US full support has caused the recent operation.
“Operation Al-Aqsa Storm uncovered the real face of the Zionist regime and human rights advocates for the whole world and also changed the strategic balance in favor of Palestine,” he said.
In a statement on Wednesday, the Iranian Foreign Ministry voiced its support for South Africa’s decision to file a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice.
The statement called for the international community’s strong support in order to hold the perpetrators of Gaza crimes to account and expressed its support for resistance as a liberation move and legitimate right recognized by international law for the Palestinian nation in the struggle against occupation.
South Africa filed the lawsuit against Israel at the end of December, after nearly three months of Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and the first session of the hearing was held Thursday and the next hearing session will be held on Friday.
Since the start of the aggression, Israel has killed more than 23,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children. Over 59,000 Palestinians have also been wounded.
Source: Press TV
