New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Wednesday that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had “lost the plot,” according to Reuters.
Luxon’s remarks come at a crucial time as New Zealand weighs up whether to recognize a Palestinian state.
He said Netanyahu had gone way too far and the lack of humanitarian assistance, the forceful displacement of people as well as the annexation of Gaza were utterly appalling.
“I think he has lost the plot,” “What we are seeing overnight, the attack on Gaza City, is utterly, utterly unacceptable,” he added.
Earlier this week, New Zealand was considering the step of recognizing the State of Palestine amid the unthinkable humanitarian conditions in Gaza.
On Monday, Australia, New Zealand’s close ally, joined Canada, the UK and France in unveiling their intentions to take such a step at a UN conference in September.
“The Netanyahu Government is extinguishing the prospect of a two-state solution by rapidly expanding illegal settlements, threatening annexation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and explicitly opposing any Palestinian state,” Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.
He also noted that a two-state solution is the only pathway to a secure and prosperous future that respects the aspirations of Israelis and Palestinians alike.
This decisive move increases isolation on the United States that has been defending and supporting Israel’s escalating military campaign since its beginning in 2023.
“Australia is further compelled by the Netanyahu Government’s disregard of the international community’s calls, and its failure to comply with its legal and ethical obligations in Gaza,” Albanese added.
Gaza War
Currently, Israel is facing regional and international pressure to put an end to its war in the Palestinian enclave and allow the delivery of more aid.
At the same time, the Israeli government has been facing harsh criticism from countries, nations, and individuals who considered the war as a genocide or ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
Since the beginning of Hamas-Israel War, the Israeli strikes have killed more than 61,499 Palestinians and wounded over 152,800, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Dozens of Gazans including children have lost their souls due to malnutrition throughout the war that caused unthinkable humanitarian conditions.
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