NNA -nbsp;Iran condemnednbsp;on Tuesday the quot;reception and protectionquot; of Israeli athletes at the Olympic games in Paris, demanding their exclusion over Israel#39;s handling of the Gaza war.
Israel#39;s delegation, which headed to France on Monday ahead of Friday#39;s opening ceremony, is being tightly protected in the French capital amid growing international outrage over the high civilian casualty toll and unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
quot;Announcing the reception and protection of the apartheid terrorist Zionist regime#39;s delegation means giving legitimacy to the child killers,quot; Iran#39;s foreign ministry said in a post on X.
quot;They do not deserve to be present at the Paris Olympics because of the war against the innocent people of Gaza,quot; it added, calling on organisers to ban Israel. — AFP
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