TEHRAN – Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman has condemned the steadfast support of the United States and Europe for Israel, asserting that ending this support is the only way to stop the ongoing tragedy in the occupied Palestinian territories.

"Reports from Gaza repeatedly indicate that violence and suffering remain the harsh reality for hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. This distressing news must be independently investigated, following the latest International Court of Justice order," Nasser Kanaani stated on the social platform X on Friday.

He emphasized that the Israeli regime's crimes against Palestinian civilians, especially women and children, are evident to the world and are both harrowing and deadly.

"Only a complete and practical cessation of U.S. and European support for the racist Israeli regime can end the tragic violence against the people in Palestine," Kanaani concluded.

Palestinian sources reported that at least 15 people were killed in Israeli bombings targeting central Gaza early on Friday. 

On Thursday, an Israeli military strike on a UNRWA school in the Nuseirat refugee camp killed at least 40 Palestinians and injured dozens more. The UN stated that 6,000 displaced people were sheltering in the building at the time of the attack.

"This is state terrorism," said Naiem Khalil, a displaced Palestinian. "Israel is targeting UN institutions, violating international laws, and crossing all red lines. For 76 years, Palestinians have appealed to the world without response. UN resolutions are enforced everywhere except against Israel. This is hypocrisy."

The UN’s human right office has said that the Israeli military’s failure to ensure “distinction, proportionality and precaution” in its attacks that have killed Palestinian civilians would amount to violations of international humanitarian law.

Israel launched the current offensive against Gaza, targeting hospitals, homes, and places of worship, following a surprise attack by Palestinian resistance movements, named Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, on October 7.

Simultaneously, the regime has imposed a nearly complete blockade on the coastal enclave, severely limiting the supply of essential goods such as food, medicine, electricity, and water to Palestinians.

The conflict has resulted in at least 36,654 Palestinian deaths, most of them women and children, with another 83,309 injured. Over 1.7 million people have been internally displaced during the war.