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“There is no alternative to that,” he told Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait on Wednesday at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore. Otherwise, “we are going to be in this cycle of mutual destruction for generations to come.”

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Anwar said on Tuesday that Palestinians had the right to defend themselves against Israel, and Malaysia would not sever ties with Hamas because of US pressure.

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Malaysia’s leader condemns Israel over Gaza strikes as thousands attend pro-Palestinian rally

US efforts to restrict external parties from supporting Hamas are unilateral and Malaysia will not recognise it, Anwar told Parliament. Malaysian leaders over the years have held regular communications with leaders of Hamas.

Malaysia will back efforts by any country – as well as representatives of the Palestinian people – to bring a case against Israel to the International Criminal Court, Anwar added.

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“We continue our relations with Hamas, before and now,” Anwar said. “And we do not consider, punish Hamas as a terrorist organisation.”