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Iran reaffirms support for ending genocide, occupation in Gaza

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 9 Oct 2025 20:00
3 Min Read

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it backs all initiatives to end the genocide in Gaza, ensure aid entry, free prisoners, and uphold Palestinian rights.

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  • Palestinians celebrate following the announcement of the agreement to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, October 9, 2025 (AP)
    Palestinians celebrate following the announcement of the agreement to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, outside Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Thursday, October 9, 2025 (AP)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran issued a statement on Thursday reaffirming Tehran’s consistent stance in supporting all initiatives aimed at halting the genocide in Gaza, ensuring the withdrawal of occupying forces, facilitating humanitarian aid entry, releasing Palestinian prisoners, and realizing the fundamental rights of the Palestinian people.

In the statement, the Iranian Foreign Ministry recalled its earlier position issued on October 6, 2025, emphasizing that Iran has continuously backed every effort to end the genocidal war and secure the rights of Palestinians.

As a supporter of what it described as the legitimate resistance of the Palestinian nation in pursuit of self-determination, the ministry highlighted that Iran has utilized all its diplomatic channels, particularly through the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), regional diplomacy, and the United Nations, to pressure the Israeli regime and its supporters to stop the aggression and withdraw from Gaza.

The ministry also paid tribute to the “great martyrs of the Resistance,” stressing that the international community bears the responsibility to prevent the Israeli occupation from violating its commitments. It urged all nations to remain vigilant toward what it called the “deceit and bad faith” of the Israeli regime.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry further underlined that the end of genocide and aggression in Gaza does not absolve governments and international bodies from their duty to pursue justice.

It called for identifying and prosecuting the commanders and perpetrators responsible for war crimes, genocide, and crimes against humanity in Gaza, in order to end what it described as the decades-long impunity of the Zionist regime.

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Ceasefire agreement reached

The ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect at noon local time, though Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes renewed their bombardment shortly after it took hold.

Meanwhile, Israeli Channel 12 quoted sources from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office as saying that “the ceasefire will only come into effect once it is approved by the government later today.”

The political breakthrough was reached overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, October 8–9, when Hamas announced a comprehensive deal to end the Israeli aggression on Gaza, ensure the withdrawal of occupation forces, allow humanitarian aid into the enclave, and facilitate a prisoner exchange.

Ceasefire details

A senior Hamas official confirmed that the movement would release 20 Israeli captives in exchange for the release of more than 2,000 Palestinian detainees, including 250 serving life sentences and 1,700 detained since the start of the war on Gaza two years ago.

A Palestinian source familiar with the talks told AFP that the exchange is expected to take place within 72 hours of the deal’s implementation, adding that “the agreement has been approved by all Palestinian factions.”

According to the source, the agreement, set to be formally signed in Cairo at noon on Thursday (09:00 GMT), also stipulates the entry of at least 400 aid trucks into Gaza each day “during the first five days after the ceasefire begins.”

The source said the number of trucks “will increase in the coming days” and that forcibly displaced Palestinians from southern Gaza will be allowed to return to Gaza City and the northern areas as soon as the ceasefire takes effect.

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