PRESS STATEMENT THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA H.E. DATO’ SERI UTAMA HAJI MOHAMAD BIN HAJI HASAN ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN GAZA

PRESS STATEMENT

THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF MALAYSIA
H.E. DATO' SERI UTAMA HAJI MOHAMAD BIN HAJI HASAN
ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN GAZA

Malaysia continues to express its concern over the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza as a result of the relentless genocide and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by the Israeli Zionist regime. Since October 2023, more than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed and nearly 150,000 injured, with 1.9 million Palestinians being forcibly displaced amid the continued aggression committed by the Israeli Zionist regime.

We are also deeply alarmed by the unfolding humanitarian crisis that the world has witnessed silently for the past 22 months. The ongoing blockade imposed by the Israeli Zionist regime has severely restricted the delivery of humanitarian assistance, leading to critical shortages of food, clean water, medical supplies and fuel. These developments have raised urgent fears of an imminent famine, with starvation and malnutrition already affecting thousands of civilians, particularly children.

Since late May 2025, the brutal killings of more than 1,300 Palestinians for just waiting in line to receive aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) are preposterous and must be investigated, and the perpetrators brought to justice.

We note the outcome of the recent High-Level International Conference for the Peaceful Settlement of the Questions of Palestine and Implementation of the Two-State Solution held in New York, which saw widespread international support for the realisation of a two-State solution with a call for urgent and sustained humanitarian assistance as well as a raft of other initiatives.

We welcome the international community's shift to condemn Israel and move towards pragmatic, action-oriented measures to resolve the question of granting a Palestinian statehood.

Malaysia reiterates in the strongest terms that the Israeli Zionist regime must stop the killings, cease all attempts at forced displacement of Palestinians, and immediately end all blockade of humanitarian access and ensure unimpeded access of humanitarian aid. Failure by Israel is a violation of international law, international humanitarian law and international human rights law.

Malaysia reaffirms its unwavering solidarity with the Palestinian people and their inalienable right to self-determination. We remain steadfast in supporting the establishment of an independent and sovereign State of Palestine, based on pre-1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital, and Palestine's rightful membership in the United Nations.

H.E. DATO' SERI UTAMA HAJI MOHAMAD BIN HAJI HASAN

PUTRAJAYA

2 AUGUST 2025