Iran says backs Palestinians against Israel

President Hassan Rouhani has censured the Zionist regime’s criminal acts in the Gaza Strip and said that the Iranian government, especially its Foreign Ministry, support Palestinians in their resistance against Israel.
 
Speaking in a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Rouhani also said what is more regretful is the world’s silence over the tragedy happening in Gaza.
 
The countries that claim to be part of the “civilized” world have kept silence over the Israeli state terrorism, the president noted.
 
On July 8, the Israeli Air Force started a mass military assault on Gaza. The Israeli military also started a ground offensive in Gaza on Friday. The Palestinian death toll has passed 500 since the conflict started.
 
The president went on to say that the Zionist regime has created this disaster under false pretexts and unfortunately the Western countries and most Arab and Muslim countries have kept silence toward the issue.