Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday issued a statement to mark the 75th anniversary of the illegal creation of the Israeli regime, known among Palestinians as the Day of Nakba, or the Day of Catastrophe, which is commemorated every year on May 15.
At least 750,000 Palestinians were forcibly removed from their ancestral homes in Palestine and 500 villages and towns were destroyed by Zionist militias before the Israeli regime declared its illegal existence. Palestinians are still enduring the repercussions of this catastrophe to this day.
In its statement, the foreign ministry underscored the importance of supporting the Palestinian people’s resistance against the Israeli regime and their legitimate cause to liberate the occupied territories and establish an independent and integrated state with Al-Quds as its capital.
It announced all political plans presented over the past three decades have failed to produce any tangible outcome as they did not address the root causes of the crisis.
It once again reiterated that the resolution of the conflict lies with the return of all Palestinian refugees to their homeland, and a referendum with the participation of all the original inhabitants of Palestine, including Muslims, Christians and Jews, with the purpose of determining their own fate and the type of the political system.
The ministry condemned the crimes committed by the child-killing Zionist regime in recent days against the residents of Gaza, who have been under siege for more than 18 years in the largest natural prison, emphasizing that the criminal acts were a clear violation of international principles and laws as well as a gross violation of human rights.
It added that the silence and inaction of the Zionists’ supporters and the so-called advocates of human rights have added to the Tel Aviv regime’s insolence, stressing the necessity of punishing Israeli officials as the perpetrators of the recent crimes against humanity.
“Undoubtedly, unity and cohesion of the Muslim Ummah and determination and will of all freedom-seeking governments and nations across the world to support the oppressed Palestinian nation is a necessity and responsibility and is considered an added value for the liberation struggles of the Palestinian nation,” the Iranian ministry said.
It noted that Nakba Day was “one of the most painful tragedies” in history and the formation of a “cancerous tumor” in the Muslim world and the strategic region of West Asia.
The statement said the sinister phenomenon has caused the “longest and saddest political and human crisis” over the past century and widespread insecurity in the region, organized occupation and cruel usurpation of the Palestinian territory, the genocide of the Palestinians and violation of the most basic human rights.
It hailed the righteous path of the Palestinian people and the resistance groups to achieve freedom in the face of the Israeli regime’s terrorist and criminal acts as well as the painful silence and inaction of the international community.
It added that the Palestinian people, resistance groups and fighters have succeeded in achieving great victories through their unity which totally changed the equations on the battlefield.
The deterrence power of the Palestinian resistance groups is the shield of the Palestinian nation against the Israeli regime’s brutality, which cannot be negotiated, the ministry pointed out.
It stated the resistance front is currently in its best condition while the Israeli regime is in its worst position in the past 75 years as a result of its desperation in the face of the resistance’s power and internal divisions and disputes.
“The process of decline and collapse of the temporary Zionist regime has begun,” the ministry concluded.
At least 33 Palestinians, including children and women, have been killed and 150 wounded in the besieged enclave since the Israeli bombardment started on Tuesday. On Saturday, Palestinian resistance groups announced a ceasefire agreement was reached with Tel Aviv to end five days of the Zionist regime’s ruthless onslaught on the coastal strip.
The conflict marked the worst episode of fighting between Gaza’s resistance factions and the Israeli regime since a 10-day war in 2021.
Over the past months, Israel has ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and cities throughout the occupied territories. As a result of these attacks, dozens of Palestinians have lost their lives and many others have been arrested.
With the latest killings, the Israeli forces have shot and killed at least 140 Palestinians since the start of the year, including minors and women, according to reports.
Some 171 Palestinians, including more than 30 children, were killed by the Israeli forces in the West Bank last year. At least 9,000 others were injured as well.
The United Nations marked 2022 as the deadliest year for Palestinians in the West Bank in 16 years.
The regime has become more violent since Benjamin Netanyahu came back to power last year as the leader of a far-right coalition cabinet. The ongoing violence has prompted international calls for calm, with the European Union urging an immediate ceasefire.
Iran describes Israel as the root cause of the region’s instability and insecurity, but also stresses Israel’s US-supported barbarity will not change the inevitable fate of the Tel Aviv regime.
Tehran says the history of the apartheid regime is full of assassinations, massacre, torture and killing of Palestinian kids, and described Tel Aviv regime’s atrocities and massacre of Palestinian women and children as indicative of the destitute of Zionists. Iranian officials say the Tel Aviv regime has been struggling for more than 70 years to exit its identity crisis which has been mixed with genocide, plunder, forced displacement and scores of other inhumane moves.
