Kuala lumpur: The Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE) reaffirms its full support to humanitarian activists, particularly academics participating in the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). Minister Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir said the ministry prays for the well-being of the lecturers involved and hopes they will remain safe throughout their journey and mission.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the minister expressed, ‘For our lecturers and others involved, we pray for their safety and extend our support. As a nation, we have consistently voiced our protest against the actions of the Israeli regime towards Palestine, which clearly disregards international law,’ he told reporters after launching the National Academia Day and Month 2025 celebration, themed ‘Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education’.

Media previously reported that more Malaysian volunteers, comprising medical specialists, journalists, and humanitarian activists, had joined the third wave of the humanitarian aid mission to Gaza under the Freedom Flotilla Coalition and Thousand Madleens to Gaza (FFC x TMTG) alliance. They include Dr Fauziah Hassan, Dr Hafiz Sulaiman, Dr Ili Syakira Mohd Suhaimi, Astro Awani journalist Syafik Shukri Abdul Jalil, lecturers Prof Dr Mohd Afandi Salleh and Dr Noorhasyimah Ismail, as well as MyCARE Board of Trustees member Norsham Abu Bakar.

The GSF, comprising more than 500 activists from 44 countries, including Malaysia, sailed towards Gaza as a symbol of solidarity and an effort to break the Israeli blockade.