Maldives asserts Israel's actions in Palestine amount to apartheid

Maldives has asserted that Israel's continued blockade of water resources to the people of Palestine is in itself alone proof that Israel is guilty of serious violations of international law in the Occupied Palestine Territory.

A delegation of Maldives delivered a submission at the International Court of Justice in support of Palestine on Monday.

The delegation was led by Ambassador of Maldives to Germany Aishath Shaan Shakir and included international lawyers Amy Sander and Dr Naomi Hart from Essex Court Chambers, members of the Bar of England and Wales.

Ambassador Shakir asserted that support for the Palestinian people has long remained a commitment of the Maldives' foreign policy and continues to do so under the administration of President Dr Mohamed Muizzu.

Maldives voiced its view that the only sustainable solution is the establishment of a sovereign and independent State of Palestine, based on the pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

The statement from Maldives highlighted the multiple violations of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

The Maldives joined several other nations in asserting that the actions of Israel in Occupied Palestine Territory amounts to apartheid.

"The Government of Maldives stands steadfast in supporting the Palestinian people in their pursuit for an independent sovereign State of Palestine, and in calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire of the crimes of genocide being committed by Israel," a statement released by the Attorney General's Office regarding Maldives' presentation in ICJ reads.