Sajith likens Israeli attacks on Palestine to genocide

COLOMBO: Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has condemned the attacks on Palestine carried out by Israel.

Addressing Parliament, MP Premadasa likened the attacks to a genocide and called for a two-state solution to resolve the conflict.

The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna has also issued a statement condemning the attacks against Palestine.

“We vehemently condemn the brutal Israeli attacks and provocations being continued on Palestinian people on the areas including Al-Aqsa Mosque, Gaza strip and West Bank that have been escalated from Monday which also have extended to air raids and shelling,” said the JVP statement.

“We request all the progressive parties and organizations around the world to stand in solidarity with Palestine and voice up for free and sovereign Palestine.”