The South Asian island country Maldives government has banned Israeli citizens' entry into the country. The Maldives government has also passed a law in this regard. The Maldives government imposed the ban on Palestinian citizens on Tuesday. Saudi Arabia's Al-Arabia report revealed this information.
According to the report, the Maldives government has banned Israeli citizens from entering their luxury tourist islands on Tuesday. The country has taken this step by saying “strong solidarity” with the Palestinian people. President Mohammed Muizu signed the Act after a bill was approved in the country's parliament.
The Maldives President's office said in a statement, “This is a reflection of the government's strong position demanding the end of Israel's ongoing brutality and genocide against the Palestinian people.” The statement also said, “The Maldives is reiterating its constant support for the rights of the Palestinians.” A spokesman for the Muizuzu office told AFP that the ban would be implemented immediately.
The Maldives is a small Islamic Republic of 32 small coral islands. The country is known for the deserted white sand beach, shallow turquoise -colored lagoon and pleasant environment. According to government data, in February this year, only 5 out of 2 lakh 3 thousand foreign tourists went there.
Maldives lifted the ban on Israeli tourists in the early 1970s and took initiative to re-relations in the 21st. However, in recent times, opposition parties and government allies have been pressing Muizu to impose sanctions on Israelis in protest of the Gaza war. The Israeli Foreign Ministry called on their citizens to avoid travel in the Maldives last year.
The Gaza war began when the Palestinian armed group attacked Israel on October 7, 2012 in Hamas. According to the Israeli government data, according to AFP estimates, the attack killed 1,220 people. On the contrary, according to the Gaza Health Ministry data, Israeli aggression in the region has killed 5,900 people in about one and a half years.
