Malaysian Government To Ensure Situation In Gaza Is Safe Before Sending 50 Doctors

KUALA LUMPUR, July 14 (Bernama) -- The Malaysian government will monitor the situation in Gaza to ensure that is safe before sending 50 specialist doctors under the 4th Humanitarian Aid to Gaza. Umno secretary-general Tengku Adnan Mansor said the government and the Umno Welfare Bureau realised that the present situation in Gaza is unsafe due to bombing by Israel. "We will only send the team when the situation there is safe. Presently, Gaza is the target of 300 to 400 bombs daily," he told reporters, here Sunday. When asked how the volunteers would enter Gaza when the border gates at Rafah were closed, Tengku Adnan said they have their own ways to channel aid. "I'm sure the volunteers will discuss how to send the aid and how to enter Gaza," said the federal territories minister. The United Malays National Organisation or UMNO is Malaysia's largest political party. --BERNAMA