Malaysia: Malaysia on Thursday condemned Israel’s refusal to allow urgent humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, slamming such “immoral” behavior as a violation of international laws and principles. These Israeli actions are tantamount to acts of “mass genocide and ethnic cleansing,” said a foreign ministry statement, citing Israel’s “barbaric” blockade of the Palestinian enclave that has halted the delivery of urgent aid there.

According to Kuwait News Agency, the Malaysian foreign ministry reiterated the country’s unflinching support for an independent Palestinian state based on 1967 border lines, with East Jerusalem as its capital. The statement urged the international community to interfere and put a halt to Israeli “violations” of international laws.