MalayMail/Bernama-Apr 7
Malaysia is mobilizing the Grand Sumud Nusantara Campaign 2026, an integrated land and sea effort to provide humanitarian support to Gaza. Sumud Nusantara Command Centre (SNCC) director-general Datuk Dr Ahmad Sani Araby Abdul Alim Araby said the large-scale campaign would be implemented in five phases, encompassing emergency aid delivery, international mobilization and legal action on the global stage. He said the initiative involved the delivery of 30 humanitarian aid containers, weighing approximately 374 tons, currently stored at a warehouse near the Suez Canal in Egypt prior to being channeled to Gaza via the Rafah border crossing. “This effort is made possible through diplomatic cooperation between the Malaysian and Egyptian governments, with the hope that the aid will soon reach the people of Gaza,” he said after the launch of the Malaysian Humanitarian Aid Mission to Gaza via the Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 delegation here yesterday. Ahmad Sani said the third phase involved Malaysia’s participation in the Global Sumud Flotilla 2.0 (GSF2.0) mission, which saw representation from 100 countries, up from 44 countries last year. Malaysia was sending five doctors and several ship crew members to participate in the mission, reinforcing the country’s role as one of the main organizers alongside the international mobilizing committee. The final phase, Ahmad Sani said entailed pursuing legal action at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague over the detention of activists in international waters during previous missions. Ahmad Sani said the entire effort was under the patronage of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, with direct government support, making Malaysia the first country to formally and collectively back the initiative. Read more at:
