Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim pledged to mobilize ASEAN countries to rebuild the Gaza Strip, while Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called on ASEAN countries to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza.

This pledge came during a press conference between Ibrahim and Erdogan on Tuesday in Kuala Lumpur, where Anwar Ibrahim denounced Israel's failure to abide by the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip and its continued aggressive policies against the Palestinians. He added, "We will work to mobilize ASEAN countries to rebuild Gaza."

Ibrahim said in condemnation: “How can a ceasefire agreement be advanced in the Palestinian Gaza Strip without the withdrawal of the colonizer!” He added: “How can this be possible while Israel’s aggressive and expansionist policies continue!”

In a related context, the Prime Minister explained that Ankara has shown a leadership role in the Gaza issue, and that he does not know of a country that has provided as much humanitarian aid as Türkiye has.

He pledged to work to mobilize the countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to rebuild the Gaza Strip, which was destroyed by Israel during the genocide it committed for more than 15 months.

He stated that Japan seeks to establish a fund to rebuild Gaza, and that his country has been offered to participate in the presidency of the Gaza reconstruction initiative.

Ibrahim welcomed Erdogan's visit to Malaysia, saying: "Today we are hosting a leader who defends justice and human rights, and we are fortunate to have that."

He pointed out that there is a high-level strategic cooperation council between the two countries, and that Malaysia and Turkey signed various memoranda of understanding before the meeting.

He stressed that they are determined to reach the highest level of cooperation between the two countries.

He explained that he discussed with Erdogan the need to increase trade relations and investments between the two countries from 5 billion dollars to about 10 billion.

He pointed out that the goal is to develop and enhance cooperation in relations between ASEAN and Turkey.

For his part, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Israel is not fulfilling its obligations related to the ceasefire agreement in the Palestinian Gaza Strip.

Erdogan explained that Israel must end its occupation of the Palestinian territories and compensate for the damage it has caused there.

He stressed the need to establish an independent, sovereign and geographically integrated Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Erdogan called on ASEAN member states to cooperate to provide the necessary humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

He stressed that Türkiye follows Malaysia's position towards Gaza and Palestine with great appreciation.

Regarding in-kind aid, Erdogan stressed that Türkiye has so far sent more than 100 ships to Palestine, and that these efforts are continuing without interruption.

ASEAN is an economic organization that includes 10 countries: Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Laos. It was founded on August 8, 1967 in the Thai capital, Bangkok.