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Malaysia Has No Military Cooperation with Hamas - Minister

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 (Bernama) - Malaysia has never established any military cooperation with Hamas or any parties in Palestine. Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said the relationship and cooperation with Palestine is only in diplomatic, trade and cultural arenas. "Malaysia is also a strong supporter of the Palestinians morally and via humanitarian aid. The strong support of Malaysians is because of the long-standing relationship between Malaysian and Palestinian leaders. "This may have caused dissatisfaction on the part of Israel," he said in a statement Friday. The Jerusalem Post online newspaper recently quoted an alleged Hamas cell member as saying that Malaysia was a training ground for smuggling and border raids using parachutes. The report also quoted the alleged Hamas member as telling the Israeli Security Agency (Shin Bet) that they gave training on how to kidnap military personnel as part of preparations to fight Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) in Gaza. Zahid said Israel must prove the serious allegations which arose as more countries and the international community condemned the Israeli violence. The attack on Gaza has claimed some 1,300 Palestinian lives, including innocent women and children. Zahid added the Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet was trying to create a propaganda to tarnish Malaysia's good image with baseless accusations. "This is an attempt to make up for their failure to deal with the Hamas fighters in Gaza," he said. --BERNAMA

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