Iran warns against 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians: Video
Iran has strongly condemned the proposal to relocate Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, warning that it would amount to "ethnic cleansing".
During a press conference, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baqaei emphasised that the international community should support Palestinians in securing their right to self-determination, rather than pushing for relocation.
"Again, I think the international community, as part of their legal and moral responsibility to help Palestinians secure their right to self-determination, has to help them in this way, rather than pushing for other ideas that would be tantamount to ethnic cleansing and a sort of genocide by other means," Esmaeil said.
This isn't the first time concerns about ethnic cleansing have been raised.
A UN human rights expert, Francesca Albanese, warned in October 2023 that Palestinians are in grave danger of mass ethnic cleansing, calling for urgent international mediation to cease hostilities between Hamas and Israeli occupation forces.
The situation in the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel has indeed reached a critical point, with the international community urged to take action to prevent further escalation.
