Palestinian foreign minister demands action to end Israel’s Gaza genocide

'The times are very dangerous now and it's important that the international community shoulders its responsibility,' says Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin [File: Yves Herman/Reuters]

The international community must “shoulder its responsibility” and take action against Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the Palestinian foreign affairs minister has told Al Jazeera before an emergency United Nations Security Council session.

In an interview on Saturday, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin said the 15-member council must uphold international law when it convenes at UN headquarters in New York on Sunday to discuss the situation in the Gaza Strip.