The Zionist entity is solely responsible for the conflict in Gaza and should be tried for "war crimes," Iran said on Tuesday while stressing that the Palestinians must be "armed to defend" themselves

The Zionist entity is solely responsible for the conflict in Gaza and should be tried for "war crimes," Iran said on Tuesday while stressing that the Palestinians must be "armed to defend" themselves.
  
"Neither Iran nor Hamas seek conflict or war, or aim to endanger the lives of innocent people," foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said in his weekly briefing.
  
The guilty party is "the criminal Zionist (Israeli) regime, which should be tried for war crimes," he said.
  
He made the remarks in response to comments by Israeli President Shimon Peres, who accused Iran of encouraging the Palestinians to continue rocket attacks on the Zionist entity rather than negotiate a ceasefire.
 
"The unpleasant one is the Iranians. They are trying again to encourage the Hamas to continue the shooting, the bombing, they are trying to send them arms," Peres said in an interview on CNN Monday. "We are not going to make a war with Iran. But we are trying to prevent the shipping of long range missiles.”