Road in Male' City to be named after Palestine

Malé City Council today passed to name a previously unnamed road in Malé City, the capital of Maldives, after Palestine.

The name was proposed by Male' City Mayor Adam Azim as a show of solidarity for the people of Palestine amidst the ongoing genocide in Gaza and the West Bank.

“How about a name like ‘Falasteen [Palestine] Hin’gun?” Mayor Azim asked during the meeting.

Majority of the members in attendance at the meeting today agreed with the Mayor’s suggestion. However, it has not been revealed exactly which road the name would be assigned to.

Palestine's ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces began as early as the 1948 Nakba and since then Palestine has become a besieged enclave overtime.

The current events taking place in Palestine began on October 7th after Hamas initiated an attack on Israel, killing over 800 and capturing 240 hostages according to Israeli authorities. Since then Israel has initiated a war against Palestinians with the claim of wanting to eliminate Hamas and rescue the hostages.

However, during this time Israel's forces have bombed hospitals and schools, designated safety routes for evacuation, carpet bombed residential areas, while necessary humanitarian aid remains blocked into the Gaza strip through Rafah borders.

Citing multiple war crimes committed by Israel, South Africa initiated legal action against Israel at the ICJ which issued a temporary refrain from any acts that could fall under the Genocide Convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. However, compliance is yet to be seen.