In a written statement from Hamas, it was noted that Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah's dismissal of the claim that "Malaysia also intends to participate in the normalization process with Zionist Israel" is highly valuable.
Abdullah's stance and his statement that they will continue to stand by the Palestinian people in the fair resistance against the brutal Zionist occupation of Malaysia was praised in Hamas' statement.
Arab origin, Isavi Fureyc Israeli Minister of Regional Cooperation, announced on October 18 that Oman, Tunisia, Qatar and Malaysia could join the Ibrahim agreements and normalization with Israel, in a statement to a UAE-based media outlet.
Thereupon, the Malaysian official news agency Bernama reported that Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah declared that his country would continue to stand by the resistance of the Palestinian people and opposes the continuation of Israeli aggression and systematic oppression in the Palestinian territories.