“Zionist policies cause bloodshed, and Israeli raids and massacres against Palestinian children and women must be stopped immediately”, Al-Assad said in a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Ibrahim Raisi.

According to a statement from the Syrian presidency, the two presidents analyzed the current situation in the occupied Palestinian territories and ratified support for the Palestinian people and their legitimate resistance in defending their just cause.

Massive demonstrations took place on Wednesday in a number of Syrian cities in support and solidarity with the Palestinian people, who have been facing an Israeli escalation in the Gaza Strip since last Sunday.

The Syrian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Faisal Al-Mekdad, urged to adopt a unified Arab position in support of the Palestinian people and to stop attempts to liquidate the Palestinian cause and consecrate the occupation.

According to the most recent data from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the number of deaths in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israeli bombings increased to 1,200, including 300 children and 230 women, while more than 5,500 were injured.

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