MALAYSIA VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNS THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACK ON RAFAH DESPITE HAMAS’ CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL

MALAYSIA VEHEMENTLY CONDEMNS THE LATEST ISRAELI ATTACK ON RAFAH DESPITE HAMAS' CEASEFIRE PROPOSAL

Malaysia vehemently condemns the latest attacks by Israel on Rafah in Gaza on 6 May 2024, leading to 19 killed, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

The attacks, which came just hours after Hamas's acceptance of a ceasefire proposal from the peace negotiations brokered by Egypt and Qatar, only demonstrate Israel's intransigence and unwillingness to work for peace. The Israeli regime is bent on pursuing genocide and a war of extermination against the besieged Palestinians. As such, Israel deserves the strongest condemnation from the international community.

The ongoing assaults on civilians by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF), particularly in Rafah, Gaza are unequivocally abhorrent and reprehensible, particularly as innocent children, women, and the most vulnerable are sheltering in densely populated camps - the last bastions of refuge against Israeli aggression.

The international community must redouble efforts to get the Israeli regime to cease its blatant criminal acts, and hold it accountable under international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

PUTRAJAYA
8 May 2024