GEORGE TOWN: The Malaysian government will expedite humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, through Rafah.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the aid was already on standby there through assistance rendered by the Egypt government.
"We are prepared in Rafah after President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi help expedited the process.
"We will ensure that all aid are given before continuing with additional aid.
"It is Israel's responsibility to allow aid after betraying it for a long time.
"People are already starving," he told newsmen after performing Friday prayers at Masjid Al Huda Sungai Ara, Bayan Lepas near here today.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office announced that Israel would allow temporary aid deliveries via its border with the northern Gaza Strip.
Israel would allow the temporary delivery of humanitarian aid through Ashdod and the Erez checkpoint, drawing reference to a port about 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Gaza and a land crossing.
The announcement came as international pressure mounts on Israel after it took responsibility for a strike that killed seven employees of United States-based charity World Central Kitchen.
On Wednesday, Malaysia had condemned Israel's targeted air strike which killed the seven humanitarian workers from the World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza.
"We extend our deepest sympathies to the families and loved ones of the deceased, as well as to the nations mourning the loss of their citizens in this senseless attack against organisations and individuals devoted to providing humanitarian assistance to the besieged Gaza population," said the Foreign Ministry, in a statement.