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Iran embassy attack

The United Nations Security Council has held an emergency meeting on the latest Israeli attack on the Consular section of the Iranian embassy in Syria. Addressing the event, Iran’s deputy representative to the UN called on the world body to vehemently denounce Israel’s violation of the international regulations. Zahra Ershadi said Israel is defying Security Council resolutions, and shows disregard for its international obligations. Syria's ambassador to the UN also called the attack a grave violation of international laws and norms. He said the Arab country holds Israel and the US fully accountable. The Syrian official added the Israeli regime would not have dared to attack other nations' diplomatic premises if it wasn’t for Washington's blind support. The Russian ambassador, whose country had called the meeting, slammed the airstrike as a ”flagrant violation" of Syria's sovereignty. He said Israel seeks to further fuel the regional conflicts. China’s envoy also condemned Israel’s attack as a grave violation of the UN Charter and international law and a breach of the sovereignty of both Syria and Iran.

Slamming embassy attack

Iran's president says the terrorist and criminal attack on the Iranian embassy in Syria is a sign of Israel's profound desperation and helplessness. Ebrahim Raeisi was speaking in a phone conversation with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar al-Assad. He added that the passivity and weak position of some Arab countries has prevented the Islamic world from adopting a united stance against Israel, and made the regime more brazen in committing crimes. Raeisi described Israel’s insane actions as the last struggles of this falling regime, which does not respect any humanitarian and international principles. He also slammed the US and its Western allies for providing financial, weaponry and media support to Israel. Assad, for his part, condemned Israel’s attack as a violation of international laws and a sign of moral degeneration of the regime. He also expressed his condolences to the government and nation of Iran, and the families of those killed in the Israeli attack.

US-Israeli onslaught on Gaza

A joint report by World Bank and the United Nations shows the Israeli war on Gaza has caused damages of around 18.5 billion dollars to Gaza’s critical infrastructure. The report says the structural damage caused by the Israeli carpet bombing of Gaza has affected every sector of the Palestinian territory’s economy. The damages are equivalent to 97 percent of the combined GDP of the West Bank and Gaza in 2022. The report covers only the first four months of the Israeli genocide in Gaza and embodies some aspects of the besieged strip's humanitarian crisis as well. It has found out that more than half of the territory's population is on the brink of famine. The report also said over 70 percent of the Palestinians in Gaza has been displaced due to the ongoing Israeli airstrikes and bombing.

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