Oct 16, 2023, 9:15 AM

Arab League & African Union:

Israeli ground operation in Gaza may result in genocide

Israeli ground operation in Gaza may result in genocide

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The Israeli regime's army's plan to launch a ground operation in the Gaza Strip could lead to genocide, the League of Arab States (LAS) and the African Union said on Sunday.

"An Israeli ground operation would undoubtedly cause a large number of civilian casualties, including women and children, which could lead to unprecedented genocide," the organizations said in a joint statement.

"Both organizations call on the United Nations and the international community to take a firm stand before it is too late to stop the catastrophe unfolding before our eyes," the statement added.

The LAS and the African Union emphasized that a political settlement based on the two-state solution remains the only guarantee of security and peace, the statement read.

The comments came after the Israeli regime called up an unprecedented 300,000 reservists, declaring a "long" war on Gaza in response to Operation al-Aqsa Storm. The operation was launched by the Gaza-based Palestinian Resistance movements last Saturday in response to the occupying regime's decades-long campaign of bloodshed and destruction against Palestinians.

As many as 2,670 people have been killed and nearly 10,000 others injured since the regime launched its bloody aggression against the coastal territory.

MNA/PR

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