GEORGE TOWN, March 18 – Malaysia has strongly condemned the killing of eight humanitarian workers from the Malaysian Consultative Council for Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) in an airstrike in Gaza last Saturday.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government had also officially issued a strong protest against the ongoing violence in Gaza and other parts of Palestine.
“We strongly condemn the killing and atrocities against MAPIM volunteers, who were on a humanitarian mission, assisting patients and others in need.
“The government has officially lodged a strong protest against the continued violence,” he told reporters after chairing a Special Penang Development Meeting at the Penang Development Corporation (PDC) office on Tuesday.
Yesterday, MAPIM chief executive officer Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim confirmed that the eight Palestinian workers were martyred in the attack, which occurred at 1.30 pm local time in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza.
The airstrike took place as the workers were setting up tents for families who had lost their homes due to continuous attacks by the Zionist regime.
The victims were identified as Mahmoud Yahya Al-Sarraj, Bilal Hossam Oqeila, Mahmoud Samir Oselim, Mahmoud Khaled Oselim, Mohammed Al-Ghafeer, Hazem Ghareeb, Bilal Abu Matar and Ahmad Hamad.
