SRINAGAR: Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Friday condemned the Israeli actions in Gaza and said “silence and inaction” of the global community was “pathetic”.

Addressing the Friday congregation at Jamia Masjid here, he said, “As we gather here in peace, our hearts bleed for our brothers and sisters in Gaza, who are facing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and starvation. Innocent civilians, especially children, ”are being relentlessly bombarded even as they search for food and safety. Starvation is being used as a weapon of war.”

Condemning the “barbarism”, he added, “The silence and inaction of the global community is pathetic. The world’s failure to prevent these atrocities, to stop the killing of children and civilians in real time, will remain a stain on the conscience of humanity.”