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Bangladesh strongly condemns Israeli forces’ mass killings, human rights violations in Gaza
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The government of Bangladesh has expressed its strongest condemnation of the Israeli occupying forces’ continued mass killings and gross violations of human rights in the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s ongoing military attacks since last month's unilateral breach of the ceasefire have killed scores of Palestinians, mostly women and children, as well as blocked the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, leading to a human catastrophe, the foreign ministry said in a statement on its Facebook page on Monday.
"Evidently, Israel has shown no regard to repeated international appeals and has instead engaged in an increasingly intense killing spree."
Bangladesh strongly denounces the Israeli Occupying Forces’ indiscriminate aerial bombardment of densely populated civilian areas in Gaza with the overt intention of carrying out ethnic cleansing against the defenceless Palestinian population, the statement said.
Demanding Israel's immediate cessation of all military operations, exercising maximum restraint, and abiding by its duty under international humanitarian law, Bangladesh has appealed to the international community, in particular the United Nations, to discharge its moral and legal responsibilities by adopting immediate and effective steps towards the implementation of an unconditional ceasefire.
The government has also demanded the cessation of all hostilities for the protection of the lives of civilians and the unobstructed passage of humanitarian relief to besieged Gaza.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reaffirmed the strong support of the government of Bangladesh for all the just rights of the Palestinian people, their right to self-determination and to the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.
It has reiterated the necessity of returning to the negotiation platform for permanent peace in the Middle East, which is vital for both regional and global stability.
"Bangladesh also appeals to all concerned to commit themselves to the path of diplomacy and dialogue to put an end to the violence and sufferings afflicting the Palestinian people."
The foreign ministry in the statement stressed that the country remains steadfast and unequivocal in its call on the global community to work towards a two-state solution to the Palestinian issue based on international law, United Nations resolutions, and the Palestinian aspirations for peace, dignity, and justice.