Anwar speaks on Gaza at Apec Leaders meet, stuns member economies

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Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday voiced out about the bloodbath that is happening in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s relentless air and ground attacks.  Anwar said what's happening in Gaza was clearly an abandonment of moral responsibility which allowed massive destruction to happen and resulted in climate calamity.  He said this at the A-PEC Economic Leaders’ Informal Dialogue and Working Lunch in the presence of US President Joe Biden and other leaders from the member economies.  Read more at https://shorturl.at/dtuI4  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Prime Minister Datuk Shri Anwar Ibrahim on Thursday voiced out about the bloodbath that

00:08 is happening in the Gaza Strip amid Israel's relentless air and ground attacks.

00:13 Anwar said, "What's happening in Gaza was clearly an abandonment of moral responsibility,

00:18 which allowed massive destruction to happen and resulted in climate calamity."

00:23 He said this at the APEC Economic Leaders' informal dialogue and working lunch in the

00:28 presence of US President Joe Biden and other leaders from the member economies.

00:34 After a month of fighting, the conflict has killed more than 11,000 Palestinians, including

00:40 over 7,800 women and children.

00:43 Some 29,000 others have also been injured.

00:47 A day earlier, Anwar had said the humanitarian crisis in Palestine is poised to affect not

00:54 just Palestine or the broader Middle East, but also leave an imprint on global relations

00:59 for many years to come.

01:01 Anwar also said developed nations need to do more to bear the responsibility to help

01:07 developing countries in energy transition.

01:10 Anwar said the China-US engagement is key for the future of APEC.

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