Al Jazeera
Malaysia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has shared a statement confirming that all nine Malaysians who participated in the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (TMTG) humanitarian mission, were released on Friday.
The nine Malaysians were “evacuated from Israel” on a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul where they were expected to “undergo health and medical assessments” before “returning to Malaysia in the coming days”, the ministry said.
The ministry also expressed its “deep appreciation” to the government of Turkiye and other partners that helped secure the “swift release and repatriation of the Malaysian citizens”.
Malaysia is staunchly pro-Palestinian and has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel, but earlier said that its diplomatic missions in the region were “actively engaged in efforts to secure the safe and immediate release of all detained participants”.
The nine Malaysians were “evacuated from Israel” on a Turkish Airlines flight to Istanbul where they were expected to “undergo health and medical assessments” before “returning to Malaysia in the coming days”, the ministry said.
The ministry also expressed its “deep appreciation” to the government of Turkiye and other partners that helped secure the “swift release and repatriation of the Malaysian citizens”.
Malaysia is staunchly pro-Palestinian and has no formal diplomatic relations with Israel, but earlier said that its diplomatic missions in the region were “actively engaged in efforts to secure the safe and immediate release of all detained participants”.
