Iranian Foreign Minister Says Gaza Will Not Experience Genocide If The World Learns From The Srebrenica Tragedy

JAKARTA - Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the world would not see genocide in the Gaza Strip today if the world learned from the tragedy of Srebrenica in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

"Last year, the United Nations decided to set July 11 as International Commemoration Day for Genocide Srebrenica," Foreign Minister Aragchi wrote on her X social media in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide.

"This is an embarrassing day for those involved or remain silent when thousands of innocent Muslims are massacred," he continued.

"At the 30th anniversary of this genocide, Iran paid tribute to the innocent martyrs and expressed solidarity with the survivors and their families," wrote Araghchi.

"If the world had really learned from Srebrenica, we would not have witnessed another genocide against Muslims, this time in Gaza," he said.

"Iran will always side with the oppressed, both in Bosnia-Herzegovina and in Palestine," said Araghchi.

The Bosnian war was a devastating conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina between 1992 and 1995, involving Bosnian, Serbian, and Croatian Muslims. The war was marked by widespread ethnic cleansing, genocide and various atrocities that primarily targeted Bosnian Muslims.

One of the deepest rounds of this war was the Srebrenica massacre in July 1995, in which more than 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were systematically executed, widely recognized as an act of genocide.

It is known that the latest conflict in Gaza broke out after a Palestinian militant group attacked Israel's southern region on October 7, 2023, leaving 1,200 people dead and another 251 held hostage according to Israeli calculations.

Israel responded to this by blocking, airstrikes and military operations in the Gaza Strip region.

Israel and the Palestinian militant group agreed to a ceasefire and exchange of hostages and detainees on January 19.

At least 20 of the remaining 50 hostages in Gaza are believed to be still alive. The majority of the initial hostages have been released through diplomatic negotiations, although the Israeli military has also released several hostages.

On March 2, Israel again carried out a total blockade against Gaza under the pretext of pressuring Palestinian militant groups to agree on a ceasefire proposed by the United States and a exchange of hostages.

As the ceasefire agreement ended, Israel resumed military operations in Gaza on March 18.

As of yesterday, Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip since the latest conflict broke out have reached 57,762 people, while another 137,656 were injured, according to a medical source in Gaza, quoted from WAFA.