Govt constantly monitors safety of Malbatt in Lebanon, says PM Anwar

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The Dewan Rakyat on Monday (Nov 4) was told that the government, through the Defence Ministry (Mindef), is constantly monitoring the situation of the Malaysian Battalion (Malbatt) 850-11, which is currently undertaking peacekeeping missions in southern Lebanon.  Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the ministry also keeps almost daily contact with their personnel there to ensure the presence and safety of all involved.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ydpppfdh   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00I would like to take this last opportunity to talk about the situation of our Malaysian soldiers in Malbat, Lebanon.

00:14We, through the Ministry of Defence, have been in contact with the officers there almost daily,

00:25to see their well-being and safety.

00:30But we are now in contact with the UNIFIL, the UN Security Council.

00:36And so far, the Chief of Staff is still in Beirut, still monitoring the situation.

00:46And there is a shift of troops to new troops, because of the deadline.

00:59They will arrive here around 6-19 November, and then the rest of the Malbat group will be replaced.

01:10Malaysia, together with 33 countries, is the sponsor of the UNIFIL.

01:16The others have made a joint statement, referred to by Poland,

01:21condemning the Israeli attack.

01:25But the truth is, even the most powerful countries in history,

01:33are not as cruel and cruel as Israel, as is happening now.

01:41It is rare in history that we see that they are willing to ignore all the rules of the world,

01:48all the laws and regulations,

01:50so as to put the risk on the PBB officers in Lebanon.

01:57Therefore, on behalf of Poland, we support and cooperate with 33 countries

02:06who condemned the attack.

02:10But in the meantime, we are still defending the UNIFIL,

02:17for the security of the region.

02:24So this is our position.

02:26Of course, there are those who urge us to withdraw and return,

02:31but our position is the same as the UNIFIL, and we make the same decision.

02:38Malaysia, Indonesia and the Malaysian team are joined by Brunei,

02:43and this is our joint stance.

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