PETALING JAYA (Bernama): Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has decreed that mosques, surau and Muslims in the country hold solat hajat prayers after Maghrib on Monday (May 17) to ask for the protection and wellbeing of the Palestinian people.
Istana Negara said in a statement on Sunday (May 16) the King urged Malaysians to always be in solidarity with Palestine towards achieving the aspiration of an independent, sovereign Palestinian state.
"His Majesty describes Israeli regime's attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and Palestinians as cruel and inhumane," read the statement.
The statement also said the King supports the issuing of a joint statement by Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei to strongly condemn Israel's attacks on Palestine.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said he received a phone call from Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyya to discuss the current situation in Palestine.
"He (Ismail) appreciates Malaysian aid to Palestinians and Malaysians' concerns over their sufferings," he said.
Muhyiddin reiterated Malaysia's commitment in seeking ways to extend aid to Palestinians to ease their plight. – Bernama
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