Iranian President Asks Bahrain to Increase Support for Palestinians

 (FNA)- Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in a letter to Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa underlined the necessity for the Muslim states to boost efforts to support the Palestinian nation against the brutal attacks of the Zionist regime.

According to Bahrain News Agency, the Al Khalifa king received a letter from President Rouhani on the political developments in the Palestinian territories and Israel's massive attacks against the people in Gaza.

In his letter, the Iranian president underscored the necessity for the Muslim countries to make utmost efforts to support the Palestinian nation, and said, "Unity and solidarity of the Islamic countries against the enemies is needed under the current circumstances more than ever."

The Iranian officials have intensified efforts to collect further support for the defenseless Palestinian people in contacts with their counterparts in the Muslim states.

Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani in separate phone talks with his Algerian, Syrian, UAE and Pakistani counterparts on Tuesday voiced concern about the slaughtering of the Palestinian people by Israel, and asked them to think of ways to stop this crime.

"A remedy should be found as soon as possible for stopping the continued killing of the Palestinian people," Larijani said in the phone talks on Tuesday afternoon.

He also reminded of the responsibility of the Muslim leaders vis-a-vis the brutalities of the criminal Israeli regime and preventing the massacre of the Gaza people, and asked for the integrated position of the Islamic parliaments against the Zionist regime.

Larijani said that the terrorist and Takfiri groups' moves in Iraq and Syria have created a proper opportunity for the Zionist regime to intensify suppression and violence against the oppressed Palestinian people.

Israel has been pounding the blockaded Gaza for 9 consecutive days, killing at least 202 people and injuring more than 1,500 others.

According to the UN, 77% of the victims in Gaza are civilian and defenseless people.