London (Web Desk): Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai reaffirmed her support for the people of Gaza after days of facing immense global criticism over her decision to co-produce a Broadway musical with former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton.
“I wanted to speak today because I want there to be no confusion about my support for the people of Gaza,” the Nobel laureate wrote in an Instagram post shared on Wednesday night.
“We have all watched the relentless atrocities against Palestinian people for more than six months now with anger and despair. This week’s news of mass graves discovered at Gaza’s Nasser and al-Shifa hospitals is yet another reminder of the horrors Palestinians bear it is their bones,” Yousafzai wrote.
“We do not need to see more dead bodies, bombed shovels and starving children to understand that a ceasefire is urgent and necessary.”
Malala said that she has and will continue to “condemn the Israeli government for its violations of international law and war crimes, and I applaud efforts by those determined to hold them to account”.
“Publicly and privately, I will keep calling on world leaders to push for a ceasefire and to ensure the delivery of urgent humanitarian aid.”
“I stand against any form of violence against innocent civilians, including the taking of prisoners and hostages. And I stand in solidarity with the people in Gaza whose voices and demands must be heard,” Malala wrote.
She further said, “When we see alarming signs of genocide, we cannot wait to take decisive action. We must work together to urge our leaders to stop these war crimes and hold perpetrators to account.”
The statement comes after the Nobel laurate faced scathing criticism from a large number of social media users for co-producing a Broadway musical "Suffs" with Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State and political heavyweight who has time and again opposed the calls for a ceasefire in Gaza despite more than 34,000 Palestinians being martyred so far.