Kuala Lumpur: The leaders of Malaysia, Colombia, and South Africa have issued a strong condemnation of the ongoing conflict in Gaza, stating that it highlights the failure of the international system. In a joint article published by Foreign Policy magazine, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Colombian President Gustavo Petro, and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa criticized what they described as the Israeli genocide in Gaza.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the leaders specifically targeted U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for Gaza, labeling them as "ethnic cleansing" and a "flagrant violation of international law." They questioned the current state of the international system and argued that for over 500 days, Israel, with support from powerful nations, has consistently violated international law in Gaza.
The article penned by the three leaders accused these nations of providing diplomatic cover, military supplies, and political support to Israel, thereby undermining the integrity of the UN Charter. They highlighted the complicity of these nations in dealing a blow to core principles such as human rights, sovereign equality, and the prohibition of genocide.
The leaders stressed that any international system that allows the deaths of 61,000 people in Gaza cannot be deemed as merely failing but has already failed in its entirety.
