Kuwait’s National Assembly Speaker, Marzouk al-Ghanim, said Monday that the Israeli occupation’s persistence in its crimes is encouraged by the international community’s silence.

Al-Ghanim made his remarks at the 141st Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) conference being held in Serbia capital, Belgrade.

“The international silence increases despair and kills hope of the region’s nations, especially the Palestinian people, he said.

“This might lead the situation to explode and no one will be immunized against its repercussions and effects,” he warned.