KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 25 -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahimannounced last night an additional RM100 million allocation for Palestine, on top of the RM100 million already approved by the government in 2023.

The announcement was made before a crowd of several thousand who gathered for the Sumud Nusantara rally at Dataran Merdeka here, a symbolic event held to send off a humanitarian aid flotilla to Gaza.

"This isn't a partisan voice, nor a communal voice or a provincial voice. This is a collective voice. This is the voice of the Malaysian people," Anwar said in a passionate speech.

"What else have we not done? We've sent volunteers. Clerics have helped. We treated those who we managed to fly in.

"Palestinian children who are left h...