Anwar Arrives In Riyadh For Oic Meet On Israel Palestine War

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Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has arrived in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, today for the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestine.
The special aircraft carrying the prime minister landed at the Royal Terminal, King Khalid International Airport, located about 35km north of Riyadh, at noon (5pm Malaysian time).
Anwar and his wife, Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, as well as other members of the Malaysian delegation, including Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil, were welcomed by Riyadh Deputy Governor Prince Muhammad Abdulrahman Abdul Aziz.
Also present were Malaysian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Wan Zaidi Wan Abdullah and his wife Zuhaila Abd Latiff.
On arrival at his hotel, Anwar and the delegation were greeted by Foreign Minister Zambry Abdul Kadir and Foreign secretary-general Amran Mohamed Zin.
Leaders and delegates from OIC member states will gather at the summit hosted by Saudi Prime Minister Crown Prince Mohammed Salman.
There were two preparatory meetings preceding the summit - the OIC senior officials’ meeting on Nov 9, and the OIC ministerial meeting on Nov 10, according to a statement released by the Foreign Ministry yesterday.
The extraordinary gathering at the King Abdulaziz Convention Centre in Riyadh follows Anwar’s extensive engagement with several OIC leaders on the Palestinian issue and Israel’s unabated military aggression.
Call for urgent action
During the summit, Anwar will again underscore Malaysia’s unwavering stance on the imperative need to conclusively and permanently halt Israel’s genocidal actions against the Palestinians in Gaza.
The humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza necessitates urgent attention, and the prime minister will advocate for OIC member states and the international community to address the plight and suffering of the Palestinians.
The extraordinary summit is expected to adopt a final communique.
More than 11,000 Palestinians, a majority of them women and children, have died as a result of more than a month of relentless Israeli airstrikes and brutal ground operations in Gaza.
Thousands remained unaccounted for, believed to be trapped under the rubble of razed buildings.
According to an international human rights organisation, intense bombing by Israel saw its fighter aircraft drop more than 25,000 tonnes of explosives on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7, which is equivalent to two nuclear bombs.
In comparison, the atomic bomb dropped by the United States on Hiroshima during World World II yielded 15,000 tonnes of explosives.
- Bernama

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