Noting that Iran urges for implementing diplomatic measures to stop civilian casualties in Gaza, Abdollahian expressed the pressing need to keep the Rafah border crossing open in order to humanitarian aid may be sent to Gazans.

A third convoy with humanitarian aid for the Gaza inhabitants arrived through this border crossing, according to the United Nations.

Like other states in the world, Teheran strongly condemned that Israel is committing genocide against defenseless inhabitants, including children and women, in contravention of international humanitarian law.

According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, as a consequence of the indiscriminate assaults by Israeli warplanes against Gaza, in 17 days of war aggression in that area, 1,182 Palestinians have died, while 17,101 others were injured.

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