Iran: UN Security Council’s inaction has emboldened Israel to continue its crimes

Iran’s deputy permanent representative to the United Nations says the UN Security Council’s inaction in the face of Israel’s incessant crimes against Palestinians and regional nations has emboldened this entity to continue its aggressive behavior.

Speaking before the UN Security Council on Tuesday, Zahra Ershadi urged the Security Council to force the Israeli entity to immediately cease its systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law.

“The Security Council’s inaction has emboldened the Israeli entity to continue its crimes against the oppressed Palestinian people as well as its aggressions and malicious activities against the regional countries. The lack of accountability for such serious violations contributes to this impunity,” Ershadi said, according to Iranian media outlets.

“The Security Council must uphold its Charter obligation to maintain international peace and security. The Council is expected to implement its own resolutions and compel the Israeli regime to immediately cease its systematic violations of human rights and international humanitarian law,” she said.

The top Iranian envoy lamented that the situation in occupied Palestine “remains dire” as the Israeli occupation continues to kill innocent people, including women and children, seize and demolish Palestinian homes, and forcibly evict Palestinians from their homes.

Ershadi also dismissed the Israeli envoy’s anti-Iran remarks as an attempt by this entity to distract attention from its atrocities in occupied Palestine and other countries in the region.

Hamda Mustafa