Statement by the Government of the Republic of Maldives condemning Israeli Occupation authorities' plan to take control of Gaza

The Government of the Republic of Maldives strongly condemns the Israeli occupation authorities' plan to take control of Gaza. Such actions constitute a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. The Maldives reiterates that any attempt to seize control of Gaza and dismantle Palestinian governance in Gaza is a direct assault on their right to self-determination and is a clear violation of international norms. 

The Government of Maldives calls on the international community to take decisive and urgent measures  to prevent the implementation of Israeli plan to take control of Gaza and to hold Israel accountable  for all violations committed in the occupied Palestinian territories.

The Maldives reaffirms its firm and unwavering support for the just and legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, including their right to self-determination and to an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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