Leader: West to blame for Gaza aid attack

Source: PressTV
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Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the United States, Britain and France must be held accountable for an Israeli attack on a Gaza-bound aid convoy.

The Leader said the attack on the international convoy was an act of lunacy, adding that the attack brings Israel closer to its end.

"Zionism is a new and more aggressive face of fascism which is this time supported by governments claiming to be advocates of freedom and human rights with the US above all," Ayatollah Khamenei added.

"What does the three-year blockade of food and medicine imposed on 1.5 million of Palestinians mean? How are massacre, torture and imprisonment of young Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank understandable?"

The Leader added that the symbolic act of sending aid convoys to the impoverished strip should be repeated in various forms and means over and over again.

Israeli forces attacked on Monday morning the international aid convoy Freedom Flotilla en route to the besieged Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 people and leaving more than 50 injured.

The international Flotilla was carrying more than 10, 000 tons of relief supplies, including food and construction material, for the besieged people of Gaza.