Hamas carried out the largest attack against Israel in recent years. The Israeli army declared a “state of war alert.” While warm communications continue in the region, clashes have continued in Gaza since October 7, in light of violent attacks launched by Israel, and 18 organizations and non-governmental organizations, including UNICEF and the World Health Organization, have called for a “humanitarian ceasefire.”
“We need an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons. 30 days have passed. That’s enough,” the statement said, adding that there was “concern” about the rapidly increasing death toll.
‘The world watches in horror’
Organizations including the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), UN Women, the World Health Organization and the World Food Programme, said aid should be delivered to Gaza as quickly as possible. “For nearly a month, the world has watched in shock and horror the situation developing in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories,” the statement said, adding that international human rights law must be adhered to. The statement stated that the bombing of settlements, shelters, hospitals and places of worship, as well as depriving Gazans of their rights and services, is unacceptable.
UNRWA: 88 of its employees died
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) reported that 88 of its staff had been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. “This is the largest number of individuals ever recorded in a single conflict,” the statement said.
A message from Iran to international organizations
On the other hand, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian sent a message to international organizations to condemn Israeli actions against the Palestinian people, prevent the recurrence of serious violations of international law, and take urgent measures. According to the written statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abdullahian sent a letter to the secretaries-general of the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the foreign ministers of the five BRICS member states. In the statement, Abdullahian sent separate letters to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, the Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Zhang Ming, and the foreign ministers of the five BRICS member states (Brazil, Russia, China, India, and South Africa), calling on the international community to cease fire. The local community stops the Israeli attacks on Gaza, and it was noted that they want him to take action.
In the aforementioned letters, Abdullahian stated that the support provided by the United States and some Western countries to Israel “provides the basis for the continuation of this regime’s crimes and repeated violations of international law.”
Abdullahian described the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as “war crimes” and warned that if the international community did not act, a major humanitarian catastrophe could occur in Gaza. Abdullahian told international organizations: “Condemning Israel’s actions that violate international law,” he called for “an immediate and unconditional end to the siege of Gaza and to take the necessary measures to deliver humanitarian aid.”