PUTRAJAYA: Israel’s recent order for the World Health Organisation (WHO) to remove its supplies from a medical warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours as the regime continues its offensive ground operations is blatantly inhumane and violates international law, says Wisma Putra. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement Wednesday (Dec 6), said threatening a United Nations...
KUALA LUMPUR: Police have arrested a man over his statements supporting diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel. Federal CID director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Shuhaily Mohd Zain said the individual who was known as Victor Yong, 36, was arrested following the statements he made. “The statements were made in an interview with an Israeli social media influencer...
PUTRAJAYA: Checks show that the video of an individual proposing the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and Israel was originally from December 2021, says Fahmi Fadzil "The video is from a YouTube video titled 'Malaysia And Israel - From Enemies To Allies?'. The video was created on Dec 17, 2021, not 2023. That was two...
RAMALLAH (Bernama-Anadolu): The first batch of 39 Palestinian prisoners was released from the Israeli Ofer prison in the west of Ramallah, as part of the Hamas-Israel prisoner exchange deal. Anadolu Agency (AA) reported that Israel and Hamas on Friday (Nov 24) conducted the first prisoner exchange since the start of the conflict on Oct 7. Under the...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Iran are ready to improve bilateral relations including in the fields of economy, education, science and technology, as well as explore opportunities for new cooperation, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic). Anwar, who is also Finance Minister, said this was discussed during his talks with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on...
KUALA LUMPUR: The Muslim Scholars Association of Malaysia (PUM) has suggested that the government should urge Arab and Islamic countries to reject any efforts to normalise relations with Israel and continue to strengthen their support for the struggle of the Palestinians. It is one of the ten resolutions of the Palestine-Israel Conflict seminar on Saturday (Nov...
KUALA LUMPUR: PKR information chief Fahmi Fadzil (pic) said on Friday (Nov 3) that the party had never been a member of the Liberal International organisation. Fahmi said he was making this clarification because there were allegations linking PKR to the international body. "Lately, there have been organised attempts to link PKR to a coalition of parties, namely Liberal...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia and Palestine have agreed on the need for comprehensive efforts to end any form of violence in Gaza. Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said this was reached during his telephone conversation with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. "We also hope that all parties can ensure humanitarian aid...
JERUSALEM (Reuters): Human Rights Watch on Thursday (Oct 12) accused Israel of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operations in Gaza and Lebanon, saying the use of such weapons puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injury. Asked for comment on the allegations, Israel's military said it was "currently not aware of the use...
WASHINGTON D.C. (Reuters): Israel and the White House on Thursday (Oct 12) condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed group Hezbollah and criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over an attack by Palestinian group Hamas that killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Trump, a former Republican president who is the frontrunner...
