Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday called for putting an immediate end to the deadly Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.
They made the appeal in a phone conversation when discussing the latest developments in the enclave, according to a statement published on the website of the Iranian president's office.
People search the rubble for survivors and the bodies of victims in the aftermath of Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, November 6, 2023. /CFP
Raisi also called for stopping the killing of civilians in Gaza, saying it had enraged the world's "free peoples" and could have trans-regional consequences.
The president vowed support for the collective effort to achieve an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, lift the siege and allow more humanitarian aid into it.
He also deplored the West's "hypocritical" approach of portraying an "incorrect picture" of the developments in Gaza to gain public approval for "forced displacement of the Palestinian nation on the pretext of fighting terrorism."
An Israeli army self-propelled artillery howitzer fires rounds from a position near the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, November 6, 2023. /CFP
Raisi denounced the United States as "Israel's main accomplice" due to "its all-out financial, arms and intelligence support for Israel and opposition to proposed resolutions in the UN Security Council that called for an end to the conflict."
For his part, Modi expressed concern over the unfavorable situation in Gaza, condemning "Israel's killing of civilians in the enclave," calling for diplomatic efforts to find a solution to the conflict and prevent its expansion to the rest of the region.
The month-long Israel-Hamas conflict has so far led to the deaths of over 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza. On the Israeli side, more than 1,400 people lost their lives, with the majority in the Hamas attack on October 7, which triggered the ongoing conflict.