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Malaysia seizes 3 Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop shipments for Gaza war

Authorities in Malaysia have seized several more Israel-bound shipments at one of the country's biggest ports, according to people familiar with the matter, an apparently new level of scrutiny in a nation where anti-Israeli sentiment runs high. Three containers bound for Ashdod Port south of Tel Aviv were detained at Malaysia's Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August and to date had not been released as authorities investigate their contents, the people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be...

Malaysia seizes 3 Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop shipments for Gaza war

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Authorities in Malaysia have seized several more Israel-bound shipments at one of the country's biggest ports, according to people familiar with the matter, an apparently new level of scrutiny in a nation...

Three containers bound for Ashdod Port south of Tel Aviv were detained at Malaysia's Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August and to date had not been released as authorities investigate their contents, the...

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Authorities in Malaysia have seized several more Israel-bound shipments at one of the country's biggest ports, according to people familiar with the matter, an apparently new level of scrutiny in a nation where anti-Israeli sentiment runs high. Three containers bound for Ashdod Port south of Tel Aviv were detained at Malaysia's Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August and to date had not been released as authorities investigate their contents, the people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be...

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Authorities in Malaysia have seized several more Israel-bound shipments at one of the country's biggest ports, according to people familiar with the matter, an apparently new level of scrutiny in a nation where anti-Israeli sentiment runs high. Three containers bound for Ashdod Port south of Tel Aviv were detained at Malaysia's Tanjung Pelepas port in mid-August and to date had not been released as authorities investigate their contents, the people familiar with the matter said, asking not to be...

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