In a prepared statement, Suara said the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip calls for an immediate and comprehensive intervention.
"The entire Gaza population is being punished for the actions of a few militants. Israel's military incursion has targeted Hamas but a vast majority of the victims are innocent civilians. The deadly air strikes were aimed at civilian areas. At least one aerial assault hit a UN school," the group said.
It added that despite mounting international pressure, Israel, with the backing of the United States, has continued its operation. This is something the group deems as "nothing but a large-scale massacre of innocent civilians."
"The US use of its veto power to oppose a draft ceasefire resolution by the UN Security Council is a clear manifestation of its support to Israel's aggression. We are very dismayed by the apparent impunity with which Israel with its complicit state, the US, persists in its systematic oppression of the Palestinian people," the group said.
The group identified itself with the Palestinians, saying the Bangsamoro people are, to some extent, beset with a similar aggression.
"We feel for the Palestinians in their quest for the right to self-determination. The Philippine government has consistently suppressed the rights and aspirations of the Bangsamoro people and brazenly violated international humanitarian law with its all-out war policy. It has been quick to resort to military option to contain peace and security issues and puts little consideration on the number of civilian lives lost and affected in its military campaigns," the group said.
It added that the adoption of concrete measures must be immediately made to end the aggression and sufferings of the Palestinian people. (GLP/With PR)
