Iran Condemns Israel’s Fresh Strikes on Gaza

(FNA)- Iran on Wednesday condemned the Zionist regime's fresh strikes on the Gaza Strip, describing the attacks as another example of the regime's "barbaric nature".

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast deplored the Zionist regime's assaults on the coastal enclave which have resulted in the killing and injuring of dozens of civilian Palestinians, and said the onslaughts are another "sign of the regime's brutal nature".

He further blasted the international community, specially human rights bodies, for keeping mum about the Israeli atrocities against the Palestinians, saying their silence persuades the Zionists to "continue with their anti-human crimes".

The spokesman further mentioned that Israeli is seeking to hide its internal problems by diverting the world public opinion through such actions.

The Israeli air force launched fresh raids on targets in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, one day after Palestinian resistance forces in the territory said they would stop retaliatory attacks if the Zionist regime stops its aggressions.

Three air raids hit an uninhabited area to the West of Gaza City on Tuesday morning, without causing any casualties, Palestinian security sources and witnesses said, Aljazeera reported.

The Israeli targets included a training camp of the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigade, the military wing of the Palestinian movement Hamas, the sources said.

The main Palestinian resistance forces in the Gaza Strip said on Monday that they are ready to stop retaliatory attacks if Israel "stops its aggression" against the territory.

"The Islamic and nationalist movement confirm that the response of the resistance depends on whether the Zionist aggression against our people is continued," they said in a statement read out at a news conference in Gaza City.

The offer was made after combatants fired more rockets at Southern Israel, wounding eight people, in retaliation for the killing of six Palestinians on Saturday.

On Sunday night, Israel carried out air strikes in Northern and Southern Gaza, and Palestinians began launching rockets into Israel from around 7:30am local time on Monday morning.

The Israeli military frequently carries out airstrikes and other attacks on the Gaza Strip, claiming the actions are being conducted for defensive purposes. However, disproportionate force is always used, in violation of international law, and civilians are often killed or injured.