AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Islamic Republic of Iran has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to accelerate a legal process dealing with the situation in Palestine, especially the catastrophic conditions in the Gaza Strip.
The call was made through Iran’s representative attending the 21st plenary meeting of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday.
The Iranian representative said that the crimes being committed in Gaza are undoubtedly examples of international crimes under the jurisdiction of the ICC.
The diplomat said that the gross violation of international humanitarian law, bloodshed, the forced transfer of the civilian population, destruction of civilian infrastructure, bombings of densely populated areas as well as hospitals and schools, and use of hunger as a weapon of war have caused concerns across the world.
Those concerns have already been reflected in a resolution that the General Assembly approved on Friday (October 27), the Iranian representative said, calling on the ICC to facilitate investigations about the situation in Palestine.
The October 27 resolution, drafted by Arab countries, has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and demanded all parties to exercise maximum restraint, among other issues.
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