Iran FM in Iraq to continue regional consultations on Gaza, Lebanon

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi who has already visited some regional countries for consultations to stop Israeli genocide and aggression in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon arrived in Baghdad on Sunday.

News ID: 5250

Date: 13 October 2024 - 14:21

TABNAK, Oct, 13: Araqchi has already traveled to Lebanon, Syria, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to hold talks with heads of states of the countries in an effort to end escalating situation in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israeli attacks on Lebanon have taken a deadlier turn over the past weeks. They have claimed the lives of some 2,300 Lebanese people, including Hezbollah’s Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah.

On October 11, Iran's representative to the United Nations criticized the Security Council for failing to hold Israel and its allies accountable for the crimes they commit against civilians in Lebanon and Gaza.

During an emergency Security Council meeting on Lebanon on Thursday, Amir Saeed  Iravani  said Israel has crossed every red line and flagrantly violated international law.

“It has destroyed vital infrastructure, slaughtered innocent civilians, and driven Lebanon further into an escalating humanitarian catastrophe. The regime has crossed every red line, showing complete disregard for international law,” he stated.

Lebanon’s Health Ministry said that more than 2,141 people have been killed and 10,099 injured in Israel’s attack on Lebanon, including dozens of children and scores of women, since October 2023.

Hundreds of thousands of civilians have fled their homes in Beirut to escape the Israeli air raids.

In Gaza, Israel’s war has killed more than 42,000 people and wounded at least 97,590 others, most of them women and children.

Most of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have since been displaced and humanitarian conditions have deteriorated sharply.