Gaza ’s humanitarian crisis has spiralled since the war began, with the UN World Food Programme reporting “unprecedented levels of desperation”. SINGAPORE - Former president Halimah Yacob on Feb 26 called for the world to “stand on the side of humanity”, questioning the morality of the ongoing situation in Gaza as the Palestinian death toll reaches almost 30,000.
In a Facebook post, Madam Halimah highlighted the dithering on efforts to reach a ceasefire, stating that “international laws and international bodies are rendered irrelevant”. “The consensus built after the horrors of WW 2 (World War II), to protect the innocents during wars, has been severely compromised. The world is forever changed,” she said. Law and Home Affairs Minister K. Shanmugam shared Madam Halimah’s post on his Facebook page with a single sentence: “Our ex-president Madam Halimah has spoken powerfully, and I agree with he
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