‘Those claiming to be human rights advocates complicit in Israeli war crimes’

The International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Intifada says the so-called advocates of human rights who keep silent on Israel’s brutality against the Palestinian people are complicit in the Tel Aviv regime’s war crimes.

“Unfortunately, silence of the so-called advocates of human rights in the face of the Zionists’ barbaric attacks and massacre of the defenseless Palestinian people, particularly women and children, indicates their complicity in war crimes,” the conference’s secretariat said in a statement on Friday.

It expressed its support for the bravery of the Palestinian people in the occupied territories, including East Jerusalem al-Quds, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and condemned the brutal bombardment and assassination of leaders of the resistance front by the terrorist Zionists.

It called on world parliaments and non-governmental organizations to support the Palestinian people's legitimate self-defense.

“Seven decades of the Palestinian people’s resistance and fight and their ongoing brave defense for the Holy Quds and the al-Aqsa Mosque are a clear message to the US and the Zionists’ allies who are still fueling the warmongering policies in the region through their blind support [for atrocities against] the noble Palestinian people, including Muslims, Christians and the Jews,” the statement read.

Gaza and the other Palestinian territories have been simmering with anger over Israel’s land grab policies in occupied Jerusalem al-Quds as well as the regime’s desecration of the al-Aqsa Mosque complex, the third holiest site in Islam.

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The tensions spiraled into a broader conflict between Gaza and Israel on Monday, days after the regime in Tel Aviv launched a heady-handed crackdown on Palestinian worshippers at al-Aqsa Mosque during the final days of the holy fasting month of Ramadan.

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Since Monday, the Israeli military has been launching large-scale airstrikes across Gaza, razing many homes and civilian infrastructure to the ground. The regime’s artillery and tanks have also been targeting the blockaded coastal enclave.

At least 119 Palestinians, including women and children, have so far been killed and as many as 600 others wounded in the attacks.

Meanwhile, the Palestinian resistance fighters have been responding to Israel’s aggression through massive barrages of rockets and missiles. They have also brought drones into the equation.

Much to Israel’s surprise, rocket launches have largely overwhelmed the regime’s so-called Iron Dome missile systems and hit several cities across the occupied territories, leaving eight people dead and dozens of others injured so far.

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