KUALA LUMPUR, 4 January - Malaysia strongly condemns the continued and targeted attacks by the Zionist Israeli regime on civilians in Gaza, which have resulted in the horrific loss of innocent lives, including women, children, as well as medical and media personnel.

Wisma Putra in a statement said the deliberate targeting of hospitals, including the latest devastating attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital where patients and medical staff were forcibly removed and subject to inhumane treatment

"...with vital infrastructure destroyed, clearly violates international humanitarian law, international human rights law and relevant United Nations resolutions."

"The relentless airstrikes, forced evacuations, and systematic targeting of residential areas and designated safe zones are clear acts of genocide and war crimes,” the statement said.

The statement added, "the obstructionist tactics of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have stalled progress in ceasefire negotiations, exacerbated the suffering of the Palestinian people and undermined crucial diplomatic efforts to achieve an immediate and permanent ceasefire."

Wisma Putra also called on the international community to live up to the collective responsibility to end these atrocities and devastations, protect innocent lives and what little is still left in Gaza, as well as ensure accountability of those responsible for the genocide and war crimes.

“Peace, justice and respect for international law must prevail," it said.

“In this regard, the genocide and occupation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory must be brought to an end, and an independent and sovereign State of Palestine established, with East Jerusalem as its capital."

"Palestine deserves its rightful place as a full member of the United Nations," the statement added.