Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis Persists

Dato' Dr Ahmad Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President, Mercy Malaysia

23-May-24 08:30

Palestinian Humanitarian Crisis Persists

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The situation in Gaza has deteriorated into a humanitarian catastrophe over the course of 7 months. The recent advancement of the Israeli Defence Forces into Rafah and the closure of the border crossing to Egypt has meant that civilians and international aid workers are trapped, including a team of Malaysian doctors under Mercy Malaysia. We speak to Dato’ Dr. Faizal Mohd Perdaus, President of Mercy Malaysia for updates from the ground.

Image Credit: Mercy Malaysia Facebook

Produced by: Shazana Mokhtar

Presented by: Wong Shou Ning, Philip See

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Categories: controversies, Law/Activism, politics, government, international

Tags: israeli defence forces, international aid workers, mercy malaysia, humanitarian crisis, israel-gaza conflict,

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