The incumbent administration has finally issued a short statement, condemning the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, who played a pivotal role in negotiations regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and was the political leader of Hamas.

Haniyeh was slain mere hours after he attended the inauguration of Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran.

In a short statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the government condemns the assassination of Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh.

The two-sentence statement reads that Maldives urges all countries to uphold international law and international humanitarian law and work together to find an urgent and lasting solution to the Gaza crisis and ensuring peace and stability in the region.

The very same day Haniyeh was assassinated, Muizzu offered a message of condolences to Prime Minister of neighboring India Narendra Modi, regarding the Wayanad landslides. However, the government did not issue a statement regarding Haniyeh’s assassination, until a day after.

By then, several countries had already condemned the assassination of the Hamas leader, while the government of Maldives maintained silence.

Non-Muslim countries were among the countries that condemned the shocking assassination.

The Muizzu administration has issued a statement after landing in hot water regarding the delay in condemning the assassination.

The people are claiming that the president’s statement and actions do not correspond, which is further backed by the fact that the government has failed to ban Israeli passports.

A hesitant Muizzu administration has forwarded the bill on banning Israeli passports to a parliamentary committee. It has been collecting dust for more than 50 days now.