Haniyeh's assassination may trigger regional war in Middle East, says Foreign Minister


KUALA LUMPUR: The assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh has huge implications for global stability and peace with the threat of triggering a regional war in the Middle East, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday (Aug 1).

Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said the entire Malaysian Cabinet and the people stand in solidarity with the Palestinians and strongly condemn the brutal killing of Haniyeh.

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