Tehran, IRNA - Jamil Sarhan, Director of the Independent Commission for Human Rights (ICHR) office in Gaza described the US as Israel's accomplice in killing Gaza residents.

The US is Israel's partner in killing the residents of Gaza, Sarhan told IRNA on Sunday.

He called on the international community to take serious measures to stop the mass killings against the Palestinian people according to the second article of the convention on the prohibition of mass killings.

This article describes all actions that include mass murder, including dangerous physical and mental harm against residents and living conditions that threaten everyone.

According to the convention, these actions of the occupiers in Gaza are considered acts of mass killing, he stated.

The international community should put pressure on Israel to stop these actions and stand by the Palestinians, he noted.

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