Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has restated her solidarity with the people of Gaza following several days of backlash over her collaboration on a Broadway musical alongside 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,” she 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.
“I have and will 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.,’ added Malala.
