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- Tel Aviv pushing world to war, says Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani
- Greater collective effort from the international community needed
Washington: Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has blasted Israel as an 鈥渙ccupation entity鈥� that routinely violates international laws as it wages 鈥渂rutal鈥� war on Gaza and Lebanon, and urged the international community to act against Tel Aviv.
Speaking at the 79th UN General Assembly meeting on Thursday, Al-Sudani said conflict in the Middle East has intensified as a result of Israel鈥檚 unfettered actions.
Israel鈥檚 war on Gaza has resulted in the killing of 41,000 people mainly women and children. And its attacks in Lebanon have killed hundreds and injured thousands, said Al-Sudani.
He expressed 鈥渄isappointment鈥� in the UN and Security Council for not deterring Israel鈥檚 鈥渁ggression鈥� against the people of Palestine and Lebanon.
Al-Sudani said the UN faces a critical test of its ability to ensure 鈥渋nternational security, stability and human rights.鈥�
鈥淭oday we are witnessing the UN charter and international laws being violated and the right of self-determination is ignored,鈥� he said.
鈥淭he world is being pushed toward full-scale confrontation and conflict while the Security Council is powerless and without a role.鈥�
He said that while there have been commendable individual efforts to resolve conflicts in the Middle East, a greater collective effort from the international community was needed.
鈥淚n occupied Palestine, we are witnessing a people who are being attacked by an occupying military force displacing millions without being deterred and killing thousands of people.鈥�
Al-Sudani added that Israeli officials were acting with impunity. 鈥淧ublic statements of mass-starving of people and even using nuclear weapons against them by senior officials of the occupation entity go on without any measures to deter them.鈥�
He said the Palestinian people should be protected from the Israeli military occupation. However, Israel鈥檚 actions have rendered international law merely 鈥渋nk on paper.鈥�
On Lebanon, Al-Sudani said Iraq would support its neighbor, and continue to send medical and other aid to the country.
鈥淚raq today and its government and its people, under the directive of the supreme religious authorities stands with Lebanon and its brotherly people as
it faces a new page of brutal aggression that seeks to plunge the region into a brutal conflict which is something we have warned against,鈥� he said.
On domestic issues, Al-Sudani said his government was working to rebuild the economy and improve public services.
The ultimate aim was to transform Iraq into a regional trade hub between the Middle East and Europe.