Iran urges probe into Israeli intents to use chemical weapons in Gaza
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Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi states that reports showing "Israel's" preparation to use nerve agents in tunnels allegedly run by Palestinian Resistance in Gaza require a probe.
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Audience members hold signs expressing their opinions on a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, in Oakland, California (AP)
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has been called on by Iran to investigate reports stating that "Israel" is preparing to deploy illegal chemical weapons against Gaza recently.
During the OPCW’s 28th session of the Conference of the States Parties, Deputy Iranian Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Reza Najafi said on Monday that reports showing "Israel's" preparation to use nerve agents in tunnels allegedly run by Palestinian Resistance in Gaza requires a probe.
Najafi recalled Israeli "Heritage" Minister Amihai Eliyahu's comments suggesting that a nuclear bomb against the civilian population in Gaza should be used - describing it as proof of the fact "Israel" possesses mass weapons of murder that potentially pose a major threat to peace and security in the region.
He additionally discusses other key issues such as chemical weapons use in Syria and victims of these weapons in Iran.
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Just two weeks ago, Iran's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani echoed the same remarks and emphasized the threat posed by the occupation entity's "policy of deliberate ambiguity" regarding its nuclear capabilities.
Iravani pointed out that "Israel's" nuclear arsenal has triggered "real and widespread concerns" about proliferation in the region, citing recent remarks by Eliyahu.
Hiroshima twice over
The Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor reported earlier this month that the Israeli media acknowledged dropping 10,000 bombs on Gaza since the beginning of the aggression on October 7 - with the weight of explosives launched on Gaza exceeding 25,000 tons at a rate of 70 tons per square kilometer.
It noted that this amount of explosives is equivalent to twice the power of the US nuclear bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
The Geneva-based organization said the Israeli occupation army claimed that its warplanes targeted more than 12,000 "targets" in the Gaza Strip, whereby the share of each individual in the Strip exceeds 10 kilograms of explosives.
The organization also pointed out that "Israel" is deliberately using a mixture of explosives known as RDX, with a strength times 1.34 of TNT.
