KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 13 (Bernama) -- Malaysia hopes for a durable ceasefire in Gaza and for it pave the way to the establishment of a Palestinian state.
Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said Malaysia fully supports any effort towards ending the violence and suffering endured by the Palestinian people, in particular in the Gaza Strip.
“Alhamdulillah, we are happy that Hamas has agreed to accept the 20 points presented by US President Donald Trump. Although not all the (conditions) are reasonable, they represent the final window for ending the brutal killing of the Palestinian people.
“We are happy when Hamas accepted them. This is the first step. We hope that this ceasefire would be durable and pray that a free Palestinian state can be established,” he told reporters on Monday.
Prior to that, Mohamad accompanied Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to a briefing and walkabout to observe preparations for the 47th ASEAN Summit and Related Summits at Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
Mohamad said he hopes the ceasefire can open a corridor for humanitarian aid to flow into Gaza with the opening of the Rafah Border Crossing and the King Hussein Bridge in Jordan.
Trump announced Wednesday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of his plan aimed at implementing a ceasefire in Gaza.
On Sept 29, he announced the 20-point ceasefire plan for Gaza which includes the release of all Israeli captives in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, a permanent ceasefire, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip.
Phase two of the plan envisions the creation of a new governing mechanism in Gaza
On Monday, the Israeli regime released 88 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences from the Ofer Military Prison located in Ramallah, as part of the implementation of the first phase of the ceasefire agreement, according to Palestinian News and Info Agency (WAFA).
At the same time, some 1,718 hostages in Gaza who have been held since the war began on Oct 7, 2023 will also be released.
The regime had maintained a blockade on Gaza, home to nearly 2.4 million people since almost 18 years ago.
In March, the regime tightened the siege when it closed border crossings and blocked food and medicine deliveries, pushing the Strip into a famine crisis.
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