Iran endorses any Palestinian-backed initiative to end Zionist regime’s genocide in Gaza

He made the remarks during an open session of Parliament on Sunday, two days after a US-brokered ceasefire deal took effect between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas resistance group, allowing for the exchange of Israeli captives with Palestinian abductees, the occupation forces’ withdrawal to an agreed point in Gaza, and the flow of humanitarian aid to the besieged territory.

Qalibaf said that Iran emphasizes urgent demands of the Palestinian people and resistance groups, including the permanent cessation of Israel’s aggression against Gaza, as well as its occupation of the territory and genocide of Palestinians, along with the lifting of the Strip’s blockade and the reopening of its crossings for the entry of food, medicine, and other essential items.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran supports any initiative, which is supported by the Palestinian people, to end the war crimes and genocide in Gaza,” he added.

The top legislator also noted that the Gaza truce represents a defeat for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to eliminate Hamas and release captives by force in a bid to compensate for Tel Aviv’s failure during the historic Al-Aqsa Flood Operation.

“After two years of genocide, famine, and the killing of women and children, the steadfastness of people in Gaza and the support of the Axis of Resistance forced the world to rise against the 21st-century Nazis and ultimately compel the US and the [Israeli] regime to accept defeat and sign a ceasefire that secured none of their declared objectives,” he said.

Qalibaf further emphasized that the Palestinian nation imposed its demands on the criminal regime despite incurring heavy human costs, saying, “Israeli criminals are isolated and despised, while Palestine stands proud and free.”

Meanwhile, he urged governments and international courts to pursue the prosecution of the criminal Israeli officials and others who perpetrated and facilitated the genocide in Gaza.

The Palestinian nation and the Axis of Resistance are vigilant and stand ready to respond in kind to any deceptive act or practice that violates the Gaza truce agreement.

Zionist regime unleashed its brutal onslaught on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023, after Hamas carried out the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation against the usurping entity in retaliation for the regime’s intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

So far, Zionist regime has martyred 67,682 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injured 170,033 others, across Gaza, according to the territory’s health ministry.

Following indirect negotiations in Egypt, Israel and Hamas agreed on Thursday to the Gaza ceasefire plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.