Raeisi made the remarks in his New Year message to Asian countries celebrating Nowruz. 

Nowruz is a message of peace and peaceful coexistence and also a symbol of reconciliation, the Iranian president said.

He went on to say that the countries who mark Nowruz are celebrating this auspicious occasion while the oppressed and powerful people of Gaza are facing the brutal attacks of the Zionist regime, and are also under complete siege, being deprived of access to basic health and livelihood facilities.

Raeisi considered it a human duty to use our capabilities to take serious practical steps to stop the attacks of the Zionist regime and send humanitarian aid to the oppressed people of Gaza.

Israel waged its brutal war on besieged Gaza on October 7 after Hamas carried out an unprecedented operation against the occupying entity in retaliation for its intensified atrocities against the Palestinian people.

Israel has imposed a complete siege on the densely populated territory, cutting off fuel, electricity, food, and water to the more than two million Palestinians living there.