DUBAI: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has described Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide of Palestinians and said it must stop immediately, state TV reported on Tuesday (Oct 17).
A senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards also warned of further action by Tehran-backed militant groups against Israel if it did not cease its attacks.
"No one can confront Muslims and the resistance forces if the Zionist regime's crimes against Palestinians continue. The bombardment of Gaza must stop immediately," Khamenei told a group of students in Tehran. Israel, which Tehran refuses to recognise, has long accused Iran's clerical rulers of stoking violence by supplying arms to Hamas. Tehran says it gives moral and financial support to the group.Israeli officials should face trial for their actions against the Palestinians in Gaza, he added.
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