The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) said that the Zionist entity must face justice for its atrocities against Gazans during the latest offensive on the besieged strip.

The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) said that the Zionist entity must face justice for its atrocities against Gazans during the latest offensive on the besieged strip.

Iranian Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Hossein Dehqani, whose country holds the rotating presidency of NAM, pointed to Israel’s brutal massacre of hundreds of children during the 50-day war on Gaza.

Speaking during a UN Security Council open debate on Children and Armed Conflict on Monday, He called on the the international community to punish the perpetrators of such crimes.

The Iranian diplomat stated that NAM calls for the establishment of justice for the victims of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

According to UN figures, the latest Israeli offensive on Gaza took the lives of more than 500 children and wounded some 3,000, while over 370,000 others who witnessed Tel Aviv’s brutalities are in desperate need of psychological care, Dehqani said.

The Iranian official emphasized that NAM urges all sides involved in armed conflicts to respect the immunity of civilians, schools, hospitals and rescue workers.