KUALA LUMPUR: Ops Ihsan Secretariat, in collaboration with the government, is planning to establish a global humanitarian operation network for Palestine.
The network will bring together international non-governmental organisations (NGOs), particularly from Asian countries.
Its chairman, Jismi Johari, said the initiative is expected to launch next year, aiming to coordinate plans and responses to facilitate aid efforts for victims of Israeli oppression in Gaza.
Jismi, who is also the Malaysian Humanitarian Aid and Relief president, said that the plan aligns with Malaysia's upcoming chairmanship of Asean in 2025.
"These challenges include restrictions imposed by Israel on NGOs attempting to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. Therefore, Ops Ihsan, in partnership with the government, views Malaysia's role as Asean chair as an opportunity to invite NGOs and other relevant parties to collaborate in addressing humanitarian crises, not only in Gaza but globally," he said at the One-Day International Conference on Palestine: Exploring Asian Perspectives.
Meanwhile, Johari said that aid is still not reaching Gaza effectively, with only around 20 United Nations (UN) trucks permitted to enter daily - an amount he believes is insufficient to meet the needs of the people there.
He said that about 300 humanitarian aid trucks are required each day to assist Palestinians facing ongoing Israeli aggression since October last year.
"This situation is further underscored by an autopsy report released this morning on former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, revealing that he had not eaten for 72 hours before being killed in a recent Israeli airstrike. This clearly refutes claims that humanitarian aid entering Gaza is meant for Hamas, which is entirely untrue," he said.