Malaysia

Mahar says vital for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza

Relief organisation urges world superpowers to facilitate immediate entry of essential aid.

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 11 Aug 2024 6:03PM

Mahar says vital for humanitarian aid to be allowed into Gaza
Malaysian Humanitarian Aid & Relief's advisor Nurul Izzah Anwar says Israeli attacks appeared to be systematic, with one school being targeted each day. – The Vibes file pic, August 11, 2024.

MALAYSIAN Humanitarian Aid & Relief (MAHAR) has stated that the people in Gaza are enduring numerous crises, making it vital for humanitarian aid to be allowed in.

Its advisor, Nurul Izzah Anwar, highlighted the severe shortages of food, water, and medical supplies, urging world superpowers to facilitate the immediate entry of these essentials.

“The recent attacks on the Al Tabain school in the Daraj neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City, which served as a shelter for displaced civilians, claimed over a hundred lives. These attacks occurred in the early hours of the morning when the majority of Gazans were praying. Over the past seven days, Israel has targeted seven schools, all of which were shelters for those who had lost their homes,” she said in a statement.

She noted that these attacks appeared to be systematic, with one school being targeted each day.

"Where are all the mainstream Western media that have been preaching about human rights? This atrocity reveals the hypocrisy in their reporting on the genocide taking place in Gaza," Izzah emphasised.

Witnesses at the scene reported hearing victims screaming from the building but were unable to help due to the lack of water to extinguish the flames.

“It is time for these inhumane acts to cease once and for all. Israel's actions also demonstrate a total disregard for the UN Security Council, which recently adopted a resolution calling for a comprehensive ceasefire to end the war in Gaza,” said Izzah.

She also drew attention to Palestine's demands for an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, following his suggestion to starve two million people in the Gaza Strip to death. – August 11, 2024.

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