In a statement, foreign minister Mohamad Hasan urged the parties concerned to de-escalate and create the necessary environment to end the conflict immediately.
“Malaysia reiterates that the main objective is to find peace and a permanent solution to the plight of the Palestinian people and not widen the conflict,” he said.
The Israeli army had reportedly said that Iran attacked its territories with 290 missiles and drones, including 100 ballistic missiles.
Iran began an airborne attack on Saturday against Israel in retaliation for an April 1 airstrike on its diplomatic facility in Damascus, Syria. The strike killed at least seven members of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including two top generals.
Tehran has accused Israel of carrying out the attack and vowed to respond. Tel Aviv has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack but Iran and Hizbollah, its main ally in Lebanon, have said the attack will not go unpunished.
Elaborating on the development, Mohamad said the attacks by Iran is a response to the illegal bombing by Israel on the Iranian consulate in Damascus.
He added Iran’s position is that its actions are an “act of self-defence” and is provided for in accordance with Article 51 of the United Nations (UN) Charter.
Once the attacks ended, Iran, through its permanent mission at the UN, announced that it considers its actions against Israel justifiable and “can be deemed concluded”.
However, Iran asserted that should the Israeli regime or its allies were to “make another mistake, Iran’s response will be considerably more severe” , thus creating a never-ending cycle of violence, Mohamad said.
He expressed concern that any further form of provocation and/or retaliation could ignite a devastating region-wide conflict that will not serve the region nor the Palestinian cause.
He also reminded the international community not to lose sight of the objective of ensuring the freedom of the Palestinians and their rights in their own land.
“Any distraction from this objective is what Israel wants, which is to deflect the global community’s attention from their nefarious inhumane and unconscionable acts in Palestine,” Mohamad said.