KUALA LUMPUR: In a profoundly symbolic gesture, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and his wife, Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, offered prayers for Palestine during their performance of the umrah in Makkah today.
The couple, having attended the 8th Extraordinary Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) in Riyadh, expressed heartfelt supplications for the alleviation of oppression and devastation in the land of Palestine.
"I pray for God to remove oppression and destruction from the land of Palestine.
"May our brothers in Gaza and the West Bank be blessed with prosperity, peace, and strength in overcoming challenges and tyranny," Anwar said in his social media posting today.
Later, the prime minister is expected to depart for San Francisco to join the 2023 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week.
Anwar and the delegates were in Riyadh to discuss the ongoing Israeli aggression in Palestine.
During the conference, he called on the OIC members to consistently and assertively call for an immediate ceasefire and expedite humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza.