Iran's foreign minister has once again slammed the Israeli regimes aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, saying Tel Aviv maintains a policy of systematically killing children and the elderly in the Palestinian territory."The Zionist regime is withvillainousviciousness pursuing the killing of children and the elderly as a national policy," Mohammad Javad Zarif said on Sunday.
The Iranian ministercriticized international organizations forremaining tight-lippedon Israeli atrocities in the blockaded coastal enclave and stressed the need for unity among Muslim nations in the wake of the Israeli aggression.
In the face of the Israeli atrocities and the typical silence of international organizationsregardingthese crimes, Zarif said, "It iscrucial to focusonthe capacitiesof the Islamic world and gaining a real understanding of Muslims abilities.
The top Iranian diplomat also noted that the Islamic world is currently facingthebitter reality of the formation of anti-Islamic movements that spread fratricide and strife in the name of Islam.
The anti-Islamic movementscarry outbrutal acts in Iraq, Syria, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Nigeria and other Islamic states and create discord among Muslims through sedition, he added.
The Israeli regime has been targeting the Gaza Strip with military attacks since July 8. The air, sea and land strikes have so far killed at least 1,755 people and injured over 9,200 others, according to Palestinian sources.
According to figures released by Gaza's Health Ministry officials, among those killed were 398 children, 209 women and 74 elderly men.
Meanwhile, thousands of people have been stagingdemonstrations in different countries around the world in protest against the ongoing Israeli military aggression against Palestinians in the blockaded Gaza Strip.
By Press TV
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