AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has blamed Israel for committing "genocide" against Palestinians in Gaza, following Israel's decision to impose a full siege on the territory.
"The Secretary-General of the United Nations issued a statement, which we carefully read, as a warning and alert about the genocide that has begun against the Palestinian people in Gaza," Maduro said in a televised statement.
The Venezuelan President added, "We have witnessed in the past massacres and brutal atrocities against the Palestinian people," considering the current situation as a "new apartheid system" against Palestinians.
"We demand an immediate ceasefire, respect for United Nations resolutions, respect for the rights of peoples, and the commencement of peace negotiations to allow the Palestinian people to regain their legitimate rights to independence, land, and peace," he continued.
Maduro added, "I stand with the Palestinian people, and I stand for peace."
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