KUALA LUMPUR, June 21 (Bernama) -- The Palestine Embassy in Malaysia has condemned the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), describing the aid distribution initiative as a veiled operation that further endangered innocent aid seekers in the enclave.
First Secretary of Embassy Amjad Khamaysa said the US and Israel-backed entity undermined genuine humanitarian efforts and worsen the oppression of Palestinians suffering under the regime’s brutality.
"They (Israel) don’t allow humanitarian access to Gaza and they are establishing this Gaza Humanitarian institution. Unfortunately, these distribution centres are used to hunt Palestinians.
“They (Palestinians) come to get aid and they are killed (by Israel) there,” he told Bernama at the “More Than A War, It's Genocide” forum, organised by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) here, Saturday.
He also condemned the regime's banning of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from carrying out its humanitarian mission in Gaza.
Since May 7, Israel has been bypassing UN and international relief organisations by distributing limited aid through the GHF, which was rejected by the UN.
According to Anadolu Ajansi, Palestinians seeking aid through this mechanism have become daily targets of Israeli fire, resulting in many casualties.
Amjad said the embassy will continue to engage with the public to raise awareness and solidarity against the regime’s ongoing genocide on Palestine and its people through various channels, including through cooperation with Malaysian civil societies and the digital sphere.
Over 55,000 people in Gaza – mostly women and children – have been killed since Israel launched its aggression on October 7, 2023.
The regime imposed total blockade since last March, further aggravating the already severe humanitarian crisis in the enclave.
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