Malaysia deeply concerned over Security Council veto blocking Gaza ceasefire resolution


KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has expressed deep concern over the veto at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Thursday (Sept 18), which blocked a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire as well as the lifting of restrictions on humanitarian aid to Gaza.

In a statement on Friday (Sept 19), Wisma Putra said the United Nations Commission of Inquiry has clearly established that acts of genocide are being committed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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