{"id":59003,"date":"2025-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/2025\/08\/02\/malaysia-mass-public-rally-on-august-9-against-israeli-occupation-crimes-and-in-support-of-palestinian-resistance\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T00:00:00","slug":"malaysia-mass-public-rally-on-august-9-against-israeli-occupation-crimes-and-in-support-of-palestinian-resistance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/2025\/08\/02\/malaysia-mass-public-rally-on-august-9-against-israeli-occupation-crimes-and-in-support-of-palestinian-resistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Malaysia: Mass Public Rally on August 9 Against Israeli Occupation Crimes and in Support of Palestinian Resistance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><b><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:IN\">Malaysia: Mass Public Rally on August 9<br \/>\nAgainst Israeli Occupation Crimes and in Support of Palestinian Resistance<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">Kuala Lumpur \u2013 August, 2025<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">The Malaysian people are preparing to hold a large-scale<br \/>\nnational rally under the slogan &#8220;Malaysia Rises for Gaza&#8221; on Friday,<br \/>\nAugust 9, at Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) in the capital, Kuala<br \/>\nLumpur. The event aims to denounce the ongoing crimes of the Israeli occupation<br \/>\nagainst Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and to call for urgent<br \/>\ninternational action to stop the genocide.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">Sheikh Dato&#8217; Wan Mohamad Sheikh Abdul Aziz, President of<br \/>\nthe Humanity for Gaza (H4G) coalition, stated during a press conference in the<br \/>\ncapital:<span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span> <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\"><\/span>&#8220;We demand an immediate end to the killing and starvation<br \/>\ncarried out by the Israeli occupation, and a total severance of all diplomatic<br \/>\nand economic ties with the occupying entity and its allies<\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:IN\"><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span><span dir=\"RTL\"><\/span>.&#8221;<\/span><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:IN\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">Wan Mohamad called on the United Nations, the<br \/>\nOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and the international community to<br \/>\ntake a firm stand to stop the aggression, stressing that the rally represents a<br \/>\nunified voice of the Malaysian conscience in support of the Palestinian<br \/>\npeople&#8217;s struggle for full freedom and independence.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">He noted that all major political party leaders in<br \/>\nMalaysia have declared their full support for the rally, affirming that their<br \/>\nparticipation sends a powerful message to the world that Malaysia stands united<br \/>\nin its support for Palestine.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">The organizing committee expects more than one million<br \/>\npeople to participate either in person or through digital platforms. The events<br \/>\nwill run from 4:00 PM to 11:00 PM and include a variety of programs, including<br \/>\nspeeches by religious, humanitarian, educational, and youth leaders, artistic<br \/>\nperformances by Palestinian children residing in Malaysia, as well as awareness<br \/>\nsegments and contributions from civil society organizations.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" align=\"center\" style=\"text-align:center;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\ncolor:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:IN\">Humanitarian Catastrophe in Gaza\u2026 and an<br \/>\nInternational Failure to Respond<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">Coinciding with preparations for the rally, the Israeli<br \/>\noccupation continues its crimes in Gaza. International reports indicate that<br \/>\nIsrael has closed all border crossings since March 2, 2025, blocking the entry<br \/>\nof food and medicine, resulting in a catastrophic famine that has claimed the<br \/>\nlives of 134 Palestinians, including 88 children.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">UNRWA confirmed that malnutrition rates among children<br \/>\nunder the age of five have doubled between March and June due to the<br \/>\nsuffocating blockade.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">On Saturday, Israeli forces committed another massacre<br \/>\ntargeting displaced persons and those waiting for aid, killing 24 Palestinians,<br \/>\nincluding 13 who were waiting for assistance, according to medical sources.<br \/>\nYesterday, 82 Palestinians were killed\u201449 of them while waiting for aid\u2014and 554<br \/>\nothers were injured.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, since the<br \/>\nresumption of aggression in March, about 9,163 Palestinians have been killed<br \/>\nand over 35,000 injured. Since the start of the war on October 7, more than<br \/>\n60,000 Palestinians have been martyred, and 147,000 wounded in what is widely<br \/>\nviewed as an ongoing campaign of genocide, amid alarming international silence.<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align:justify;line-height:150%\"><span lang=\"IN\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">(Source: IUMS + Agencies)<\/span><span lang=\"AR-SA\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"font-size:20.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:1.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:IN\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;mso-ansi-language:IN\">\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640\u0640<o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" dir=\"RTL\" style=\"line-height: 150%; unicode-bidi: embed;\"><b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:\n150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;color:#EE0000;mso-ansi-language:IN\">* \u0644\u0644\u0627\u0637\u0644\u0627\u0639<br \/>\n\u0639\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0631\u062c\u0645\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0627\u0645\u0644\u0629 \u0644\u0644\u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0644\u063a\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0629<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"AR-SA\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\">\u060c \u0627\u0636\u063a\u0637 (<b><span style=\"color:#EE0000\"><a href=\"https:\/\/iumsonline.org\/ar\/ContentDetails.aspx?ID=39827\" target=\"_blank\">\u0647\u0646\u0627<\/a><\/span><\/b>).<\/span><span lang=\"IN\" dir=\"LTR\" style=\"font-size:18.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:&quot;Sakkal Majalla&quot;;\nmso-ansi-language:IN\"><o:p><\/o:p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Malaysia: Mass Public Rally on August 9 Against Israeli Occupation Crimes and in Support of Palestinian Resistance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":59448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[414],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-our-news-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/iumsonline.cloud\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}