The Prime Minister of Malaysia announced that he intends to present a draft resolution in the General Assembly to call for the expulsion of Israel in connection with the decision to ban the activities of the United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees voted by the Knesset . Collaboration with Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to continue bringing aid to Gaza.
Kuala Lumpur () – Malaysia is working on a draft resolution to present at the UN General Assembly calling for the expulsion of Israel from the international body in relation to the ban imposed on the United Nations Agency for Human Rights. Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) to carry out humanitarian activities in war-affected regions, a measure that was voted on by the Jewish State last week. Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim made the announcement in a speech in the Dewan Rakyat (Kuala Lumpur Parliament), and confirmed his intention to keep Malaysia on the front line in the political confrontation over the conflict in Gaza and Lebanon.
Anwar Ibrahim explained that an advisory opinion had been requested from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Israel’s obligation to allow United Nations activities and presence in Palestine. The draft resolution is expected to be presented shortly to the UN General Assembly, to provide a legal basis for UNRWA to continue providing basic services to more than six million Palestinian refugees.
“UNRWA has been the main lifeline for channeling international aid to the Palestinian people for 75 years. Malaysia fully supports the decisive role of this agency and our cooperation will continue to be strengthened,” Ibrahim said. “We have received the gratitude of the Commissioner General of UNRWA, Philippe Lazzarini – he added – who communicated this to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamad Hasan, during the previous session of the United Nations, and requested that this collaboration be reinforced.”
He also said that he had received an invitation from King Salman Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia to attend the emergency Arab-Islamic summit called for November 11 at which the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict will be raised. The Malaysian prime minister noted that it has been a year since Israel began its attack on Gaza and cited data according to which, as of November 1, the conflict in the region had claimed the lives of 43,204 Palestinians, including 16,500 children. . “On average, they have killed 118 Palestinians and injured 277 per day since October 2023,” he commented.
Regarding the continuation of Malaysia’s humanitarian missions for the Palestinian population, the prime minister said Malaysia will have to rely on the governments of Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates so that aid can continue to reach the people in the area. “I will speak to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi on November 10 to express our gratitude that Egypt has provided a special route for Malaysian humanitarian aid at the Rafah crossing, which was blocked by Israel,” he said.
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