Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Saturday that the time had come for action over the conflict in Gaza rather than talk affirming that Washington has been hindering a ceasefire and expanding the war.
“Gaza is not an arena for words. It should be for action” Raisi said at Tehran airport before departing for the summit of Arab and Islamic nations in the Saudi Arabian capital Riyadh.
“The unity of Muslim countries is so vital today” he said noting that the public opinion in Muslim countries demands practical measures to enforce a ceasefire and lift the siege on Gaza.
Calling what has been going on in Gaza a genocide and war crimes against humanity Raisi said “The war machine in Gaza is in the hands of America which is preventing a ceasefire in Gaza and expanding the war”.
“The world must see the true face of America” he added.
The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday the combination of the Arab and Islamic summits into one joint summit to be held today Saturday in Riyadh to discuss the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.
This came in a statement issued by the Ministry a few hours prior to the Arab summit in line with the continuation of the Israeli aggression on Gaza for 36 days in a row according to the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
For 36 successive days now Israel has been waging an air ground and sea war on Gaza Strip where entire residential neighborhoods were knocked down on top of their inhabitants leaving over 11000 martyrs mostly women and children in addition to the injury of more than 27000 Palestinians.
