Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the matter was discussed with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Hassan Shoukry in Cairo during his working visit to the North African country on Sunday .
Hishammuddin commended Egypt’s swift response towards the situation in Gaza, including the opening of the Rafah Border Crossing to transfer injured Palestinians for treatment at Egyptian hospitals; sending of humanitarian and medical assistance; as well as the initiative to reconstruct Gaza through a US$500mil allocation.
"... we should use this opportunity to galvanise and ignite a new revival on Palestinian awareness to the world,” he added.