JEDDAH: Malaysia has firmly opposed the proposal to annex Gaza, condemning it as a form of "ethnic cleansing" and a blatant violation of international law, says Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
In his national statement at the Extraordinary Session of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Friday, Mohamad described the proposal to 'take over' Gaza as a violation of Article 17 of Protocol II of the Geneva Convention, which prohibits the forced relocation of civilians in occupied territories.
