Situation in Gaza classic example of ethnic cleansing, genocide

City Desk :
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said the situation in Gaza is not only a classic example of ethnic cleansing but also genocide by a state power assisted by leaders of “the free world and proponents of human rights, humanitarian laws and all moral and ethical values.”
“Israel-Gaza war is not a war at all. It is, in fact, barbaric and collective punishment and killing of a captive group of innocent men and women and especially children who cannot be combatants,” he said while speaking at the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit in Riyadh on Saturday, reports UNB.
The Joint Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit was held in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to discuss the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
Momen said it is destroying cities and towns, hopes and aspirations of a nation, and calculated deprivation of an occupied people of their rights – to food, shelter, water, essential medicines, fuel and electricity, and of course, a decent life.
“Bangladesh supports and stands strong by our Palestinian brothers and sisters’ right to self-determination, sovereignty and independence,” said the foreign minister.
As per the famous Zionist writer Ari Shavit of the Israeli daily Haaretz, who drew the attention of Israeli leadership, “We may not have passed the point of no return yet. It may still be possible to end the occupation, stop settlement, reform Zionism, save democracy, and divide the country. Otherwise, you leave the country and every Israeli must have a foreign passport and you must say goodbye to friends and move to San Fransico, Berlin or Paris.”
“At a time when the Israeli indiscriminate killing of Palestinians is continuing without paying any heed to the global communities’ call for an immediate ceasefire, I believe this joint summit will convey a concise, practical and impactful strong message for stopping the ruthless war of Israel against the defenceless Palestinians,” Momen hoped.
People of all classes, colors, races, ethnic backgrounds and faiths – Muslims, Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Jews and others – around the world are protesting the massacre, yet a group of Zionists is committing calculated murders and horrific butchery, he said.
Gaza has been made the most densely-populated open-air prison in the world for the last 16 years.
“It is an irony that the once persecuted Jewish people who were given shelter by Palestinians are now destroying the homes, hospitals, families and hopes of unarmed Palestinians,” said the foreign minister.