The Muslim Community in Malta this morning expressed its admiration and appreciation to Bianca Zammit, the Maltese woman shot and injured while filming a Palestinian protest in Gaza last Saturday.

The community said it also wanted to condemn 'Israeli brutality' against Ms Zammit and other foreign and Palestinian demonstrators.

"This deplorable aggressive act clearly shows that the Israeli forces consider all Palestinians and those who justly support them as enemies," the community said in a statement over the signature of the Imam.

"The noble efforts and sacrifices of Bianca are a living and leading example to the world which should support the oppressed Palestinian people who are striving to secure their national legitimate rights."

The community also thanked the Maltese people, the government and the political parties for their historical continuous support of the Palestinian People.

"The mixture of Bianca's blood with Palestinian blood is witness to the Maltese-Palestinian alliance for Justice."