Expressing shock at the firing by Israeli troops in Gaza, killing 112 Palestinians, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) Polit Bureau urged the Indian government to speak up about the merciless killing of innocent people in the prolonged conflict and not to copy the U.S. stance on the ongoing genocide.
The massacre was perpetrated on starving people who had collected to get food from aid trucks, the Polit Bureau said, in a statement. According to some estimates, more than 30,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in this conflict, which began with Hamas’ October 7 attack on Israel.
“It is highly regrettable that the government of India has not spoken out when such massacres occur. The Modi government should stop following the stance adopted by the United States on the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza,” the Polit Bureau said.
The government, the CPI(M) said, should urgently coordinate its efforts with other countries of the Global South like South Africa, Brazil, and the Arab countries, to ensure an immediate and permanent ceasefire.
