Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by a Taliban gunman in 2012, has called for “immediate ceasefire” to the conflict in Israel, saying she was “grieving” for the children “caught in the middle”.
The 26-year-old said she was 11 when she “witnessed violence and terrorism” and “peace became something we could only dream about”.
In 2012, a gunman from the Taliban shot Ms Yousafzai in the head as she rode home from school on a bus in Pakistan’s Swat Valley.
She was 15 years old at the time.
“I join the call for an immediate ceasefire,” the Nobel Peace Prize winner said.
“As I have processed the tragic news of the past days, I think of the Palestinian and Israeli children caught in the middle.
“War never spares children – not those kidnapped from their homes in Israel, not those hiding from airstrikes or without food and water in Gaza.
“Today, I am grieving for all the children and people longing for peace and justice in the Holy Land.”
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