KUALA LUMPUR – Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah has expressed concern and sadness over the Israeli military aggression and violent attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Gaza Strip.
Comptroller of the Royal Household for Istana Negara Datuk Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin said Al-Sultan Abdullah described the incursions and ongoing attacks against the third holiest mosque in Islam and the Palestinians in the last days of Ramadan as heinous, cruel, and inhumane.
He said that His Majesty, in line with Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s special message on Palestine yesterday, expressed support for Malaysia to lead, together with Indonesia and Brunei, to issue a joint statement to strongly condemn the Zionist Israeli regime’s brutal attacks on Palestinians.
“His Majesty also stressed that the Malaysian government supports and welcomes the proposal for a virtual emergency meeting of the Organisation of the Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the issue of Israeli terrorism against Palestinians, scheduled for today,” he said in a statement here today.
It was reported that Israel’s aggression against the Palestinians started with the attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque on May 7, followed by air strikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday.
Thus far, more than 119 Palestinians have reportedly been killed and hundreds more injured.
Meanwhile, Fadil said His Majesty also expressed hope that all Malaysians continue fighting for the principles of justice and respect, as well as rejecting and opposing any form of violence and cruelty perpetrated against mankind.
Al-Sultan Abdullah said Malaysians have always been in solidarity with Palestinians towards achieving the aspirations of an independent and sovereign Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital.
“This is also in line with the principles of the Malaysian government, which unequivocally supports efforts to establish a sovereign and independent Palestinian state, in line with laws and initiatives at the international level.”
His Majesty also decreed that all mosques and surau nationwide hold solat hajat and doa selamat after Maghrib prayers tomorrow to seek Allah’s mercy to protect the Palestinians from the Israeli regime.
“His Majesty calls on all Malaysians regardless of race and religion to pray with him, according to their respective beliefs, so that the Palestinians are protected and their homeland is freed from Israeli occupation and oppression,” said Fadil. – Bernama, May 16, 2021
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