Iran’s Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned intensifying Israeli attacks across Gaza and the occupied West Bank, and the “brutal massacre” of civilians, Al Jazeera reports.

Referring to recent reports by the UN and international aid organisations, spokesman Esmail Baghaei said in a statement that the destruction of vital infrastructure and the Israeli blockade on Gaza constitute “clear instances of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity” that must be prosecuted.

He called on all governments and international organisations, especially the UN Security Council, to take “decisive and immediate action to halt the ongoing genocide and massacre of innocent civilians in Gaza and the West Bank, and to facilitate the prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators of these horrific crimes”.