Tehran, November 1 (RHC)-- The Leader of the Islamic Revolution of Iran, Ayatollah Khamenei, has called for an immediate end to the weeks-long bombing campaign against Gaza, which has claimed the lives of more than 8,500 Palestinians and spawned a terrible humanitarian crisis.

Speaking at a meeting a students ahead of the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance on Wednesday, the Iranian leader said that the end of the ongoing genocide in Gaza isn’t enough.  "It’s important for free countries of the world to end the exports of oil and other commodities to the Israeli regime."

The death toll in the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, four weeks after the no-holds-barred campaign started, continues to mount, with the majority of victims being children, women and the elderly.

The human casualties have been accompanied by the crippling humanitarian blockade, including the cutting of electricity, water and fuel, which has made the functioning of hospitals impossible.

On Tuesday night, hundreds of Palestinians were massacred at the Jabalia refugee camp, a residential neighborhood in northern Gaza, after the Israeli warplanes dropped many bombs there.

The Israeli plan to depopulate Gaza has so far failed as 2.2 million people living in the territory, including the indigenous resistance groups, have firmly stood their ground and resisted.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, addressing a gathering of students ahead of the National Day of Fighting Global Arrogance on Wednesday, hailed the Palestinian resistance for its courageous fight against the West-backed occupying regime.

The Leader of the Islamic Revolution, the most powerful and most vocal voice in support of the Palestinian cause, in his Wednesday speech commended the Palestinian people for their resilience.  He said the people in the besieged Gaza Strip “have stirred the human conscience with their patience” -- referring to massive pro-Palestine demonstrations in recent weeks across the world.

Ayatollah Khamenei also denounced the Western governments and their media apparatuses for labeling Palestinian freedom fighters as “terrorists”, describing it as one of the signs of their shamelessness.

“The Germans occupied Paris in World War II.  Were the French who were fighting the Germans terrorists?” he stated, calling out the Western double standards.