Mindef sends two planes to Egypt to bring injured Palestinians to Malaysia

LocalPolitics
15 Aug 2024 • 9:59 AM MYT
Media Selangor (EN)
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 15 — Two Royal Malaysian Air Force Airbus A-400M aircraft have been deployed to the Almaza Air Force Base in Egypt to transport injured Palestinians to Malaysia for medical treatment.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin confirmed this when contacted, saying that details of the mission will be announced tomorrow.

“Please wait until this Friday; details will be provided,” he said briefly.

On August 4, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim expressed his intention to bring injured Palestinians to Malaysia for treatment.

— Bernama