KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian government and people remain consistent in their stance on the violence against the Palestinians.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said most of the people had raised the issue of not allowing Israel and its allies to perpetuate the killings.
"I think the vast majority of the country has raised the view, and you cannot allow Israel to continue the killings.
"I think our (Malaysia) position is very clear. It is a shame that the international community, particularly those who talk about democracy and human rights, ignore this fact," he said after attending the 25th silver jubilee celebration of the Malaysian Human Rights Commission (Suhakam) at KL Sentral here today.
Also present were Suhakam chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Razarudin Hussain and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Law and Institutional Reform) Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
The war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza entered its 12th month, with little sign of respite for the Palestinian territory or hope for Israeli hostages still held captive.
Hamas, whose Oct 7 attack on Israel sparked the war, is demanding a complete Israeli withdrawal, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists that troops must remain on a key strip of land along the Gaza-Egypt border.