Zionist Attacks on Gaza Tantamount to Genocide
In his statement, Ahmed al-Tayyeb condemned the atrocities committed by the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people and called on the Arab League, Organization of Islamic Cooperation, United Nations Security Council and human rights organizations to force Tel Aviv to stop its aggressions, al-Ahram daily reported.
A number of Egyptian political parties have also slammed the Israeli raids on Gaza in which more than 160 Palestinians have been killed so far.
They also urged the Egyptian government to open the Rafah border-crossing with Gaza.
Ignoring international pressure for an end to the attacks, Israel has widened its range of Gaza bombing targets to civilian institutions.
The Zionist regime on Saturday announced that it will hit northern Gaza Strip “with great force” as it masses troops and tanks on the border with the impoverished Palestinian coastal sliver.
The Tel Aviv regime claims that the operation will target the rocket launchers of Palestinian fighters, but reports say civilians have been the main victims of the bombardments.
Israeli warplanes have bombed some 1,300 targets in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 165 Palestinians since July 8. According to a UN report, nearly 80 percent of the victims have been civilians.
In response, Palestinian resistance fighters fired retaliatory rockets into the occupied territories.
People in Iran, the United States, Jordan, Tunisia, Turkey, France, Indonesia, Britain and several other countries have taken to the streets, calling for a halt on the Zionist attacks.
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