Kuala Lumpur: Eight humanitarian workers from the Malaysian Consultative Council of Islamic Organisations (MAPIM) were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza, last Saturday.
MAPIM chief executive officer Datuk Dr Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said the attack occurred at 1.30 pm when the workers were setting up tents to house families displaced by the ongoing Israeli attacks.
“The attack on civilians carrying out humanitarian work is the most heinous and condemnable crime.
“MAPIM strongly condemns this war crime and calls on Malaysians to perform the Qunut Nazilah prayer to pray for the safety of our brothers and sisters in Gaza,“ he said in a statement here today.
Sani said MAPIM and its partner, the Al-Khair Foundation, were deeply shocked and saddened by the tragedy that claimed the lives of the workers, three of whom were media personnel dedicated to carrying out humanitarian missions.