Iran: Gaza Changed to Biggest Prison in World by Zionist entity Siege

TEHRAN – A member of the Iranian mission to the United Nations asked for international pressures on the Zionist regime to bring the 6-year-old blockade on the Gaza Strip to an end, cautioning that “Israel ” has turned Gaza into the biggest prison in the world.

“The Zionist regime attacks civilians with different types of bombs and has turned Gaza into the biggest prison in the world by surrounding the 1.5 million population of Gaza,” Seyed Mohammad Ali Mottaqinejad said, addressing a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Tuesday.

He said that the Islamic Republic of Iran will also join the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights’ call for an end to the Gaza siege and the limitations caused by it, according to Press T.V.

The siege of Gaza started in June 2007 when “Israel” imposed a blockade on the Gaza Strip. This was supported by the Egyptian government in Mubarak era and the US administration.

The blockade consists of a land blockade along Gaza’s borders with Egypt and “Israel” and a sea blockade.

The blockade has attracted criticism from many Human Rights organizations. September 2009 UN fact-finding mission found that the blockade of Gaza “amounted to collective punishment” was likely a war crime and a crime against humanity and recommended that the matter be referred to the International Criminal Court (ICC( .

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