https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/poli...ly-malaysia-support-palestine-conflict-mounts
- About 15,000 people, including former PM Muhyiddin Yassin, gathered at the national mosque in Kuala Lumpur to condemn Israel’s offensive in Gaza
- Mosques in Indonesia also conducted special prayers to ask for God’s help so that ‘the conflict in the Gaza Strip would end quickly’
Southeast Asia’s Muslim-majority nations historically align with Palestine, demanding a two-state solution to the Middle East crisis that allows the formation of a Palestinian state with east Jerusalem as its capital.
At least 15,000 people gathered at the national mosque in Kuala Lumpur, draped in scarves and carrying Palestinian flags as they chanted “Free Palestine” after Friday prayers.