Fadillah, who is also the energy transition and water transformation minister, said Palestine had expressed hope that Malaysia could provide various types of aid after the crisis ends and the rebuilding of Gaza begins.

This followed a meeting with Palestinian water minister Mazen Ghunaim on the sidelines of a high-level leadership meeting at the 10th World Water Forum in Bali, Indonesia, Bernama reported.

“At present, the supply of clean water there is severely affected and disrupted. We are ready to provide technical assistance, provided we are allowed entry into their country.

“This requires further discussion on the methods, timing, and ways of implementation with the Palestinian side,” Fadillah was quoted as saying.

Malaysia has sent over more than a thousand tonnes of humanitarian aid to Gaza since the onset of the Hamas-Israel conflict, which according to the United Nations has left more than 35,000 dead in the Gaza Strip itself.