KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 15 – Forty injured Palestinian civilians following the Gaza conflict will be airlifted from Al Maza Air Base, Egypt Thursday night to Malaysia for treatment via two Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Airbus A-400M aircraft.
The injured Palestinians, currently receiving treatment in several hospitals in Egypt, have suffered a myriad of medical issues, bone injuries and burns.
Egyptian Ambassador to Malaysia Ragai Nasr told Bernama that the two aircraft and the patients are scheduled to arrive in Malaysia on Friday morning.
“They will receive treatment at hospitals designated by Malaysia,” he said.
Malaysia’s Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin confirmed that two RMAF A-400M aircraft have been deployed to Egypt to transport injured Palestinians to Malaysia for medical treatment.
Nasr said the selection of the 40 wounded Palestinians for treatment in Malaysia was made under the direction of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi following a request from Malaysia’s Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
“This is a coordinated effort involving multiple entities working together to fulfill the Prime Minister Anwar’s request,” he said, pledging commitment to continue their efforts in collaboration with Malaysia.
Anwar had on Aug 4 announced that Malaysia would help with treating injured Palestinians by bringing them to Malaysia.
According to media reports, nearly 40,000 Palestinians have since been killed in Gaza, most of them women and children, and over 92,000 others injured.
According to Nasr, Egypt is currently hosting over 70,000 Palestinians in 40 hospitals.
He assured that Egypt would extend support to any future requests from Malaysia.
“We will continue this assistance, whatever Malaysia asks from us in the future,” he added.
