Malaysian statesman and former prime minister Mahathir Mohamed decried on Jan. 2 Israel’s blockade of aid into the Gaza Strip, saying humanity has descended to the level of savages, Anadolu reports.
In a statement on US social media company X, Mahathir said “70,000 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed by the Israelis” since October 2023 but “they are still killing even during a ceasefire” that was reached over two months ago.
“And now they are blocking supplies of medicine and food to Gaza. Even the doctors are being blocked from entering Gaza to attend to the sick and wounded in hospitals which had been destroyed by Israeli savages,” he said, adding that the world is witnessing these acts.
“Humanity cannot claim to be civilised. We have descended to the level of savages. We see gross injustice, massacres, murders unlimited and we do nothing,” Mahathir said.
Israel has banned 37 humanitarian organisations from operating in Gaza for failing to comply with new registration rules,53 international organisations operating in the Occupied Palestine territory warn that Israel’s recent registration measures threaten to halt INGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need, despite the ceasefire in Gaza.
And, Spain’s foreign minister on Jan. 2 denounced “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in Gaza, expressed support for peace in Gaza and called for an end to violence in the occupied West Bank.