<p>Dubai: Iran said on Tuesday it strongly condemned a new round of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.</p><p>Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States had direct responsibility for "the continuation of genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories".</p><p>Israel has rejected accusations that its military operation in Gaza was a state-led genocide campaign against Palestinians, saying it was acting to defend itself and was fighting Hamas, not the Palestinian population. </p>
<p>Dubai: Iran said on Tuesday it strongly condemned a new round of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.</p><p>Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the United States had direct responsibility for "the continuation of genocide in the occupied Palestinian territories".</p><p>Israel has rejected accusations that its military operation in Gaza was a state-led genocide campaign against Palestinians, saying it was acting to defend itself and was fighting Hamas, not the Palestinian population. </p>