Don’t dare to attack Gaza again

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has warned Israel against any new military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Speaking at the Mausoleum of Imam Khomeini on the 21st anniversary of the death of the Founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ahmadinejad said Israel would have to answer to the world for its blockade of the Gaza Strip, IRNA reported on Friday.

He also praised certain European countries for their stance against Israel following Tel Aviv’s attack on the Gaza-bound Freedom Flotilla.

However, the Iranian President criticized the United States for its inadequate response and said that Washington’s restrained stance could drive the administration of President Barack Obama into a dead end.

In addition, millions of Iranians staged massive demonstrations in several cities across the country to condemn Israel’s deadly attack on the Freedom Flotilla and the continued blockade of the Gaza Strip on Friday.

A six-point statement was issued at the end of the demonstrations, in which the protestors called on the international community and the UN Security Council to take “immediate and serious measures” to bring a halt to Israel’s crimes.

The Israeli military attacked the Freedom Flotilla in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea early on May 31, killing at least 19 people on board the six ships, including eight Turkish citizens, and injuring about 50 others.

The fate of three other Freedom Flotilla activists is still unknown.

Israel also arrested nearly 700 activists from 42 countries on board the Freedom Flotilla, which was attempting to break the siege of Gaza in order to deliver 10,000 tons of humanitarian assistance to the long-suffering people of the territory.

The world condemned Israel for the deadly attack, with the Arab League and many European countries calling for immediate action in response to the outrage.