Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): In the 21st meeting of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly, which examines the report of the activities of the International Criminal Court, the representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran emphasized the importance of the role of the International Criminal Court.
According to the representative of Iran, without any doubt, the crimes committed in Gaza are examples of international crimes under the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Iran emphasized: Gross violation of international humanitarian law, killing, forced transfer of civilian population, destruction of civilian infrastructure, bombing of densely populated centers, hospitals and schools and use of hunger as a weapon of war are causes of global concern.
The representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran at the United Nations, stating that this concern is reflected in the resolution of the General Assembly that was approved on Friday, 5 Aqrab 1402, asked the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to facilitate the investigation of the situation in Palestine.
According to Iran Press, the United Nations General Assembly in its extraordinary meeting on Palestine on Friday evening, October 27, 2023, and the 5th of this month, approved the resolution proposed by the Arab countries regarding the conflicts between the Palestinian resistance and the Zionist regime, and called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire and The hostilities in Gaza have stopped. This resolution was approved with 120 votes in favor against 14 votes against and 45 abstentions, and the United States voted against this resolution.
This resolution was approved in the General Assembly after the Security Council had tried four times to approve the resolution but failed.
The UN Security Council is also supposed to review the second resolution proposed by Brazil on the Palestinian situation. The previous resolution proposed by Brazil was vetoed by the United States.
The brutal attack of the Zionist regime on the residential areas of the Gaza strip has entered its fourth consecutive week, and according to the announcement of the Palestinian Ministry of Health, more than eight thousand Palestinians were martyred, half of whom are defenseless and oppressed Palestinian children.