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Malaysia’s Anwar calls for an ‘immediate arms embargo’ on Israel

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called for urgent action to end Israel’s aggression in the Middle East during his speech at the joint summit of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation in Riyadh on Monday, according to Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry.

Anwar called for:

  • “An immediate arms embargo with the aim to put an end to Israel’s yearlong genocide against the Palestinian people”
  • Governments to “unwaveringly support the vital role” of UNRWA
  • “Decisive action” to end Israel’s “blatant and unchecked aggression”, including attacks on Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, and Syria.

The Malaysian leader “condemned in the strongest terms Israel’s deliberate attacks on the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL)”, the ministry said.


EU foreign policy chief condemns proposed West Bank annexation

Josep Borrell said he “unequivocally condemn[s]” Smotrich’s call to “apply sovereignty” in the West Bank, describing it as a “clear step towards illegal annexation”.

As we previously reported, the far-right finance minister said he had ordered preparations for the annexation of the occupied West Bank in the hope that “2025 will be, with God’s help, the year of sovereignty in Judea and Samaria”.



Qatar slams Israeli minister’s call for annexation of occupied West Bank

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has blatantly violated international law with his statements, “which included directives to prepare the necessary infrastructure for the annexation of the occupied West Bank”, Qatar’s Foreign Ministry says.

“Qatar considers these statements a blatant violation of international law and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334, as well as a dangerous escalation that undermines the prospects for peace in the region, particularly amid the ongoing brutal war on the Gaza Strip and its horrific consequences,” it said in a statement.

The ministry emphasised “the urgent need for the international community to firmly oppose the Israeli occupation’s settlement, colonial and racist policies”.



Israel’s ‘ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza’ aimed at illegal settlement building: Activist

Alon-Lee Green, co-director of Standing Together, which describes itself as a “Jewish-Arab movement for peace, equality and social justice in Israel”, says the Israeli army is “implementing ethnic cleansing in northern Gaza” with the aim of building illegal Israeli settlements.

“In other words, colonisation. Yes, our army is forcing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians from northern Gaza to flee south by starving them, bombing them, killing dozens daily, leaving no choice,” he said in a video posted on X.

“Then, they claim people chose to leave, but the reality is they’re forced out to make way for new Israeli settlements,” Green charged. Settlements on occupied land are illegal under international law.

Green added that the Israeli government has started talking about expanding military bases and creating permanent structures in Gaza to fulfil the war’s goal of building Jewish settlements there.

“Will this bring back the hostages? Will this bring us security? The answer is no. It’ll only create more bloodshed and endless war,” he said.