Former Iraqi PM calls for withdrawal of US forces in Iraq
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Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – In response to the dangerous developments in the Gaza Strip, the former Iraqi Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi, called on Washington and NATO to withdraw their forces from Iraq.
“As an initial response to the Israeli aggression against Palestine, two urgent requests need to be agreed upon, the first of which is to immediately implement the Iraqi Parliament’s decision issued on January 5, 2020, stipulating that the US and NATO forces should withdraw from Iraq,” Abdul Mahdi mentioned in a press statement.
Abdul Mahdi added that the second request is to be prepared for the long battle ahead.
The remarks of the former Iraqi Prime Minister took place a day after the Iraqi government announced three days of mourning throughout Iraq for the victims of Al-Mamdani Hospital, which was bombarded by Israeli occupying forces in Gaza on Tuesday.
The Health Ministry in Gaza said that at least 500 people were killed on Tuesday after Israeli forces targeted a hospital in central Gaza.
Following the attack carried out by Hamas on October 7, Israel established a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and continued heartless bombing, pushing almost half of Gaza’s 2.3 million population from their homes and leading to a humanitarian catastrophe as food, fuel, and water supplies are critically low.
According to Palestinian sources, around 3,000 people have been killed, mostly women and children, and 12,500 have been injured because of Israel’s assault on Gaza.
Israeli officials said that 1,400 people have been killed and 3,500 have been injured in rocket launches and terror acts by Hamas.