KUALA LUMPUR: Nine Malaysian activists detained by Israeli forces while participating in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens To Gaza (FFC x TTMG) humanitarian mission.
Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim condemned strongly the provocative action that had breached the international laws.
“Stopping humanitarian ships that carry aids for the Gaza people is inhumane and had infringed the basic principle of human rights and the moral of the global humanity.
“I demand that all the Malaysian activists and volunteers be released immediately and given appropriate protection and not to be harsh on them throughout the detention period,” he said in a statement today (Wednesday).
Anwar stressed that the MADANI government will try its utmost to protect every Malaysian citizen’s life that is involved in the humanitarian mission and will be in contact with partner countries and international bodies to simplify the release process in the fastest way.
Meanwhile, it was reported that all nine humanitarian aid ships involved in the mission under the confederation of FFC and Thousand Madleens to Gaza had been intercepted by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) while they were heading to the red zone waters.
This was confirmed by the Humanitarian Care Malaysia Control Centre (MyCARE) that gave information about flotilla freedom ship for that mission had been intercepted at 10.50am Malaysian time.
The FFC and TMTG had crossed the Mediterranean Sea carrying food supplies, medicines and peace message for the war and the hunger crisis to be stopped besides demanding the access to the humanitarian corridor be opened to Gaza.
Seven Malaysian delegates on board Conscience owned by FFC consists of the head of the mission, Professor Emeritus Dr. Mohd Alauddin Mohd Ali, Dr. Fauziah Hassan, Dr. Hafiz Sulaiman, Dr Ili Syakira Mohd. Suhaimi, journalist Syafik Shukri Abdul Jalil, two lecturers namely Prof.Dr. Mohd Afandi Salleh and Dr Noorasyimah Ismail and MyCARE Board of Trustee Member, Norsham Abu Bakar.
The biggest ship Conscience has 10 crew members, 20 international journalists, 21 medical experts, three Turkiye Members of Parliament, 34 activists and six FFC Steering Committee Members.
The Malaysian delegation is led by MyCARE while 93 participants from 22 countries left Porto Otranto, Italy on 30 Sept. 2025. On the whole this mission has 150 participants from 25 countries including nine delegates from Malaysia. – Malaysia World News
