Israeli attack on vehicle in Lebanon kills at least four

Israel has continued to launch strikes on targets in southern Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire agreement signed two weeks ago.

By Al Jazeera Staff and AFP

Published On 6 Jul 20266 Jul 2026

An Israeli attack on a vehicle in southern Lebanon has killed at least four people, according to Lebanese state media.

The official National News Agency (NNA) said on Monday that a school principal, her mother, a foreign domestic worker and a Syrian citizen were killed when an Israeli drone targeted the car they were travelling in as they returned from checking on their family home in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.

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Israel has continued to launch intermittent strikes on southern Lebanon, particularly in the Nabatieh area, despite a two-week-old ceasefire agreement, saying it is targeting Hezbollah sites and fighters. Both sides have accused each other of violations.

An agreement signed by the United States and Iran on ending the regional war last month also established a ceasefire in Lebanon, which began on June 21.

Hezbollah joined the US-Israel war with Iran on March 2 by firing rockets at Israel to avenge the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.

Lebanese authorities said Israeli attacks since then have killed at least 4,300 people.

According to the United Nations, more than 640,000 displaced people have returned home in Lebanon since June 22, after authorities said the conflict had displaced more than one million.

 

Israeli attacks on Gaza kill at least 6 as ‘ceasefire’ violations continue

Israeli attacks on Gaza City and Khan Younis also wounded more than 20 people, medical sources say.

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Published On 6 Jul 20266 Jul 2026

Israeli air attacks on the Gaza Strip have killed at least six Palestinians and wounded more than 20, according to medical sources, as casualties continue to rise in the territory despite a “ceasefire” declared months ago.

At least two people were killed in an Israeli drone attack on a vehicle along al-Rashid Street in Khan Younis, in southern Gaza, on Monday.

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Separately, two other Palestinians were killed in an attack on a tent sheltering displaced people in al-Mawasi, near Khan Younis.

A married couple were also killed in an Israeli drone attack on an apartment in Gaza City, according to a source at al-Shifa Hospital.

Overall, the attacks wounded at least 22 people.

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The Union of Fishermen’s Committees also said three Palestinian fishermen were wounded by Israeli drone fire off the coast of Gaza City.

The latest killings come despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to a United States-brokered “ceasefire” in October last year. Although large-scale fighting has largely paused, Israeli attacks on Palestinians in the territory have continued.

According to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Israeli army violations of the “ceasefire” have killed at least 1,072 people and wounded 3,463 others since the truce took effect.

The latest casualties bring the overall death toll in Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023 to at least 73,098, with 173,571 others injured, the ministry said.

Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 19 killed in Kyiv region

Ukraine warns of interceptor missile shortage as 19 killed in Kyiv region

8 minutes ago
Sarah Rainsford, Eastern Europe correspondent, Kyiv and
Jamie Whitehead



Explosions in Kyiv during deadly Russian overnight strikes


The Ukrainian Air Force says a "serious shortage" of interceptor missiles meant none of the 23 ballistic missiles fired by Russia at Kyiv on Sunday night were shot down.

At least 13 people were killed in the second large-scale Russian attack on the Ukrainian capital in a week, officials said. Six more were killed in the wider Kyiv region.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has appealed for allies to take "strong decisions" at the this week's Nato summit to provide Kyiv with air defences.

After the strikes, he said the Ukrainian military had been successful in intercepting cruise missiles and drones – but not ballistic missiles.

Sunday's "massive Russian attack" consisted of 68 missiles and 351 strike drones, he said in a post on X. The air force shot down or suppressed 37 missiles and 326 drones, it said.

Zelensky warned that Moscow would continue to hit residential buildings as long as defensive Patriot missiles "remain in our allies' stockpiles".

It was another frightening night for people in the capital, with loud explosions and the boom of Ukraine's air defences in action.

Widespread destruction was visible on Monday morning. Three large blocks of flats in the city have partially collapsed, some were hit directly by missiles.

Helicopters have been shuttling back and forth in the sky, carrying water from the river to douse fires in the city.

Kyiv's top military administrator, Timur Tkachenko, said 56 were people injured in the capital, with Zelenksy saying there were 16 injuries in the wider region.

At the site of one missile strike, in the Podilskyi district of Kyiv, rescue teams have been working in the ruins of an apartment block with a big hole blown through its middle.

Specialists have been using sniffer dogs to try to find the missing among the wreckage as cranes lift giant slabs of concrete from collapsed flats, sending bricks crashing to the ground.

A woman, crying on a bench, was too distraught to talk but a team helping her said two of her relatives were buried in the rubble.

The BBC spoke to residents who have lost everything, as they queued to register their loss with the police.

One woman, whose flat was on the eight floor that has now vanished, began to speak only to have to turn away as she sobbed. People here are already drained by four punishing years of this war, and now the aerial attacks are getting worse.

"After the first blast, nearby, the glass shattered and hit us, almost on our heads. Then everything was shaking," another woman, Olena, said.

She admitted that she did not go to the bomb shelter when the sirens wailed because she was exhausted and wanted to sleep before work.

"I feel like I have calmed down, but I am still trembling all over."

Olena had a question of her own about the fact that Ukraine did not manage to stop a single ballistic missile this time.

"The missiles hit our houses, and that's terrible. Really scary. It seems we have nothing to intercept them with. So where are our partners? What's happening? That's my question," she said.

"Glass shattered and hit us" after a blast, Olena told the BBC


Hours before the latest strikes, Zelensky had warned that Moscow was preparing a second "massive strike" on Kyiv following its attacks on Thursday that killed 30 people.

Ukraine accused Moscow of deliberately attacking civilian areas in that attack, which left at least 30 people dead. Russia said it had targeted military and energy bases in retaliation for recent Ukrainian strikes on power stations and energy facilities in Russian territory.

Kyiv has kept up its drone attacks on critical Russian energy facilities, with power being cut off temporarily in the city of Sevastopol in Russian-occupied Crimea.

Russia's Ministry of Defence said Kyiv had launched 625 long-range strike drones and that its forces had shot down 613 of them.

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Several reports suggest Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Nato summit, which begins in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday.

In his post on X on Monday, Zelensky said it was "critically important" that the US and Ukraine's European partners come to the summit "with strong decisions in support of our air defense, and thus the protection of ordinary people's lives".

"The United States and Europe have enough power to stop this terror," he said.

President of the EU Commission, Ursula von der Leyen said Ukraine's "urgent" need for more air defence would be discussed at the summit.

China Demonstrates Submarine Intercontinental Range Nuclear Strike Capabilities in Pacific Show of Force

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Chinese Type 094 Class Submarine and JL-2 Ballistic Missile Launch

The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy has announced that, at 12:01 on July 6, a strategic nuclear submarine successfully launched a ballistic missile carrying a training simulated warhead into the Pacific Ocean, with the missile having accurately landed in its designated target area. The missile in question is reported to have been the JL-3, which was introduced into service near the beginning of the decade to modernise the capabilities of the Navy’s Type 094 class strategic submarines. Shortly before the launch, Chinese authorities issued warnings to governments worldwide, with governments in Western Bloc countries and Japan widely criticising the launch. 

Chinese PLA Navy JL-3 Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

The ballistic missile is reported to have been launched from the Bohai Sea, and to have travelled approximately 7,300 kilometres. During the test, the submarine-launched strategic missile flew over the waters south of Cape Shio, the southernmost point of Honshu, Japan, in Wakayama Prefecture. It was monitored by the 30,000 ton Liaowang 1 maritime patrol ship, the 17,000 ton Yuanwang 3 space tracking ship, and the newer 25,000 ton Yuanwang 6 third-generation space tracking ship. The launch likely served as much as a test of Chinese space tracking capabilities as of the submarine-launched ballistic missile strike capability itself. 

Chinese PLA Navy Type 094 Class Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine

While the preceding JL-2 is generally assessed to have a range of around 8,000 kilometres, the JL-3 is widely assessed to extend the targeting range of Chinese strategic submarines to approximately 10,000–12,000 km or more. This allows Type 094 and future Type 096 class submarines to strike cities across the continental United States from safer bastions in the South China Sea or near Chinese coastal waters. The new missile benefits from significantly improved payload and missile bus efficiency, with an efficient propulsion system and improved solid-fuel technology, giving it better energy-to-weight performance. This translates into either longer range, heavier payload options, or more flexible warhead configurations compared to the JL-2. 

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The JL-3 is thought to integrate more warheads than the JL-2, and benefits from improved accuracy and guidance systems for the independent targeting of these warheads. Its development complements significant advances made in both expanding China’s production capacity for nuclear powered submarines, and in modernising the capabilities of these ships and in particular improving their quieting technologies. It was confirmed in early June that three operational shipyards were producing nuclear powered submarines, compared to two in the United States and just one in each other producing country. The use of magnetic drive technologies and Rim Driven Propellers, which the Chinese Type 095 class attack submarine is thought to be the first submarine class in the world to benefit from, are also expected to significantly improve the quietness of future Type 096 class ballistic missile submarines as these become the primary launch platform for the JL-3. 

Johor polls turn into personality contest as PH, BN work to sway voters

Johor polls turn into personality contest as PH, BN work to sway voters


The final stretch of campaigning has largely revolved around a comparison of leadership styles and track records, particularly between Anwar and Onn Hafiz


Updated 39 minutes ago · Published on 06 Jul 2026 5:33PM

Both coalitions are effectively asking voters to assess their respective contributions to the state’s development. - July 6, 2026


by Alfian Z.M. Tahir


THE Johor state election campaign has increasingly taken on the shape of a personality-driven contest rather than one anchored in policy, with Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) leaning heavily on their respective national and state figures to sway voters.

According to International Islamic University Malaysia associate professor Dr Syaza Shukri, the final stretch of campaigning has largely revolved around a comparison of leadership styles and track records, particularly between Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.

She said PH’s strategy of bringing in Anwar reflects its need to reinforce the credibility of the federal government and translate that into state-level support.

“For PH, we can understand why they have to bring the big gun — the Prime Minister himself — because they are campaigning on the effectiveness of PH as the federal government,” she said.

On the other side, BN has focused its messaging on its role as the incumbent state administration, positioning itself as a continuity choice for Johor voters.

Both coalitions, she noted, are effectively asking voters to assess their respective contributions to the state’s development.

“In a way, this is a more mature campaign, but at times it still drifts into personal attacks,” Dr Syaza added.

However, she argued that the overall impact of such messaging remains limited, with no dominant scandal or compelling narrative emerging strong enough to significantly shift voter sentiment or turnout.

“The campaigning hasn’t been that ‘effective’ in the sense that there is no real scandal or big rhetoric that pushes people to come out and vote in large numbers,” she said.

She also pointed to sporadic attempts at sentiment-driven issues, including renewed debate over former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, though she suggested it has not translated into meaningful electoral momentum.

“Even though I don’t see it truly moving the needle,” she said.

Dr Syaza further observed that Perikatan Nasional (PN) has played a comparatively subdued role in the campaign, describing its presence as limited and strategically constrained.

“They know their participation is really to spoil the vote. They can’t form the government unless in coalition,” she said, adding that internal differences between Bersatu and PAS have also weakened their coherence on the campaign trail.

According to her, PAS has shown openness to aligning with BN, while Bersatu has taken a more oppositional stance — a split that has left PN without a unified direction.

Overall, she said PH appears to be mounting the most active challenge, seeking to chip away at BN’s dominance, while BN itself is largely in a defensive posture to protect its existing ground.

“PH is really putting up a fight because they see there’s a chance to reduce BN’s seats, and BN also appears to be on the defensive,” she said.

As the campaign enters its final days, she suggests the contest remains tightly balanced, with personality politics dominating a race still short on breakthrough narratives that could decisively sway Johor voters. – July 6, 2026

Is BN allotting appointed rep posts to PAS, asks DAP candidate

Is BN allotting appointed rep posts to PAS, asks DAP candidate


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Skudai candidate J Kartiyaini says Johoreans deserve to know whether there is an undisclosed political understanding on the five available appointed positions

DAP’s J Kartiyaini said BN should clear the air and put the matter to rest if no such understanding with PAS exists.

JOHOR BAHRU: A Pakatan Harapan candidate has urged Barisan Nasional to disclose whether it has already allocated appointed assemblyman posts to PAS as part of a tacit political understanding for the Johor polls.

Skudai candidate J Kartiyaini cited recent remarks by Johor BN chief Onn Hafiz Ghazi that BN candidates who lose in the state polls will not be appointed as unelected assemblymen.

She questioned whether this meant BN had already reached an understanding with other parties on filling the five available posts after the July 11 state election.


“It is even more interesting that PAS is not fielding candidates in most constituencies.

“This naturally raises questions about whether there is some form of political understanding between BN and PAS, including the possibility of appointments as nominated assemblymen should BN form the government,” she told reporters here.


Kartiyaini, of DAP, said Johoreans have the right to know whether such a political agreement was reached behind closed doors.

BN should clear the air and put the matter to rest if no such understanding exists, she added.

“Transparent politics should leave no room for speculation. The best way to put this matter to rest is to provide a clear explanation to the people.”

Last week, Onn Hafiz said BN candidates who fail to be elected as assemblymen at the polls will not obtain “backdoor” appointments and they must accept the decision of voters wholeheartedly.

The Johor state assembly passed a constitutional amendment bill on May 7 allowing for the appointment of five unelected assemblymen, increasing the total number of state representatives to 61.

Johor is the fourth state to have appointed assemblymen, after Sabah, Terengganu and Pahang.

Power to pardon Najib lies with Agong, says Azalina

Power to pardon Najib lies with Agong, says Azalina


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The Umno information chief insists that 'it has nothing to do with politics' amid claims that a Barisan Nasional victory in the Johor polls could improve Najib Razak's prospects

Former prime minister Najib Razak is serving a six-year prison sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. (Bernama pic)

KUALA LUMPUR: Umno information chief Azalina Othman Said has sought to distance the Johor state election from former prime minister Najib Razak’s bid for a royal pardon, insisting that any decision on his release rests solely with the Federal Territories Pardons Board (FTPB) and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.

Her remarks came a day after Najib’s son, Nazifuddin, said a strong Barisan Nasional showing in the Johor state election would signal that voters still supported Najib and wanted him to receive a royal pardon.

“In my view, the power to free someone from prison rests with the pardons board; that is within the Agong’s (constitutional) powers. It has nothing to do with politics,” the law and institutional reform minister told a press conference at the Asian International Arbitration Centre here today.


Azalina’s comments also came after Pakatan Harapan chairman Anwar Ibrahim said BN had been drawn into the Johor election by parties seeking power to secure Najib’s release.

Najib, 72, is serving a six-year prison sentence in the SRC International Sdn Bhd case. His original 12-year jail term was halved by the FTPB in February 2024, and his RM210 million fine was reduced to RM50 million.


He was separately convicted of abuse of power and money laundering involving 1MDB funds and sentenced to 15 years’ imprisonment, a conviction he is appealing.

PMO proposed every Jana Wibawa contractor, Tengku Zafrul tells ex-PM Muhyiddin’s trial

PMO proposed every Jana Wibawa contractor, Tengku Zafrul tells ex-PM Muhyiddin’s trial



Former finance minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on July 6, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa

First Published: Monday, 06 Jul 2026 5:00 PM MYT
Last Modified: Monday, 06 Jul 2026 5:02 PM MYT


KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 — All of the Malaysian government’s projects under the Muhyiddin administration’s Jana Wibawa programme were awarded to contractors that had been proposed directly by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), former finance minister Datuk Seri Tengku Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz said today.

Tengku Zafrul said this while testifying as the 11th prosecution witness in former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s power abuse and money laundering trial in connection to the Jana Wibawa project.

Tengku Zafrul served as the finance minister from March 2020 to August 2021 when Muhyiddin was the prime minister, and said his ministry’s role was only to screen and appoint these firms if they met the required conditions.

“Throughout the Jana Wibawa programme, all contractor companies that were awarded projects are companies that had been proposed by the Prime Minister’s Office only.

“The Finance Ministry’s role is only as the implementer in terms of evaluation and also to finalise the appointment of companies after passing the conditions and rules in force,” he told the High Court here.

Following Muhyiddin’s instruction in 2020 to the Finance Ministry to find solutions to help Bumiputera contractors during the Covid-19 crisis, Tengku Zafrul said the Finance Ministry had proposed the Jana Wibawa programme as an economic stimulus for Bumiputera contractors and the construction sector.

Under the Jana Wibawa programme, Tengku Zafrul said there were two types of methods where government projects were given out subject to the Finance Ministry’s approval: direct negotiation (a government contract is given to one company without an open tender and without competing on price with other contractors); and pre-qualified tender (pre-screened companies with the required experience, financial and technical capabilities are allowed to join in the tender).


Tengku Zafrul said the prime minister actually has no powers to decide if a Jana Wibawa project will be carried out through direct negotiation or pre-qualified tenders, and that it is instead the finance minister who has the power to approve the method used.

Tengku Zafrul as finance minister had in a July 23, 2020 letter proposed to Muhyiddin for the Jana Wibawa programme to be expedited, with the latter as PM in an August 3, 2020 minute stating he agreed with the programme and instructing for it to be expedited.

“If the prime minister did not agree with this proposal letter, the Jana Wibawa programme would certainly not be carried out,” he said today in court.



Former prime minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin arrives at the Kuala Lumpur High Court Complex on July 6, 2026. — Picture by Yusof Isa



Muhyiddin suggested 54 contractors for 54 Jana Wibawa projects

On November 13, 2020, Tengku Zafrul had presented to the Cabinet about government procurement matters including the Jana Wibawa programme, and that the Cabinet’s discussions in the Muhyiddin-chaired meeting were only on Jana Wibawa as a policy and did not include the programme’s procurement methods.

On the same day as the Cabinet meeting, Muhyiddin had issued a letter to Tengku Zafrul to propose the appointment of 54 contractors for 54 projects under Jana Wibawa through direct negotiation.

Muhyiddin’s letter also included a list of the proposed projects and project value for the proposed contractors.

This letter was personally signed by Muhyiddin and had instructed the Finance Ministry to immediately consider his proposal, Tengku Zafrul said.

“I don’t know from where did Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin obtain the names of the 54 companies listed in this letter. I also don’t know how these 54 companies’ names could be listed in this letter,” Tengku Zafrul said, adding that these names did not come from him or the Finance Ministry.

Tengku Zafrul said he did not know if these companies had an interest in Muhyiddin as the latter never told him about it: “Tan Sri Muhyiddin also never told me that he and the Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia would receive donations from the companies listed in this letter.”

Tengku Zafrul said he had never received any donations or financial rewards from these 54 companies and do not know if these companies had ever donated to any political parties.

Tengku Zafrul said these 54 companies never met him or sent in application letters for the projects listed in Muhyiddin’s letter.

He confirmed that one of the 54 companies is KCJ Engineering Sdn Bhd, with the proposal listing this company for a RM100 million project to build a new road connecting Felda Bukit Jalor to Gemas, Negeri Sembilan.

Based on documents in court, KCJ Engineering had failed the Finance Ministry’s initial evaluation for the project, but had passed a second evaluation after the Prime Minister’s Office provided additional information on the company through a February 3, 2021 letter.

KCJ Engineering then received Tengku Zafrul’s approval on July 6, 2021 and was awarded the 34-month project through direct negotiation at RM62 million.

Previously, the court in this trial had heard that KCJ Engineering had given money to Muhyiddin’s party Bersatu via cheques.

Tengku Zafrul today said Muhyiddin had never informed him or the Cabinet that Bersatu had received donations from KCJ Engineering.

Two other projects to Sutracom and Nepturis

Tengku Zafrul said the Prime Minister’s Office had in a March 17, 2021 letter attached six companies’ application for a project to build and upgrade the Pulau Indah highway in Klang, Selangor, with Muhyddin signing a written minute there on March 16, 2021 saying “Agree with the pre-qualified method”.

He said this project was never advertised and the pre-qualified tender process meant only a few companies competed on price, and did not know how these companies found out about the project which they had applied directly to Muhyiddin.

Tengku Zafrul said he did not know these companies’ owners, and that they had never met him or applied through letters to him for the project.

He also said that he does not know if these companies had ever donated to any political parties.

Sutracom was eventually approved for this 36-month project and would receive RM605.2 million if it completes the project according to the contract, he said.

Similarly, Nepturis Sdn Bhd was eventually approved by the Finance Ministry for a RM141 million project to be completed in 191 weeks to build the Klang Utara district police headquarters in Selangor under Jana Wibawa.

The PMO’s February 3, 2021 letter to Tengku Zafrul came together with attached applications from five companies (including Nepturis) for the project, and Muhyiddin had in a written note said he agreed for it to be via pre-qualified tender.

Those five companies had written directly to Muhyiddin, with Tengku Zafrul saying he did not know why they had addressed it directly to the prime minister and the companies can actually also apply to the Finance Ministry or himself.

Tengku Zafrul said he did not know how these companies knew about the project’s existence.

Tengku Zafrul said Muhyiddin had never told him that Bersatu received donations from the companies in this letter, and also said he did not know if these companies had ever given donations to any political parties.

Based on previous court testimonies by bank employees and banking documents in this trial, four cheques from KCJ Engineering totalling RM800,000 were deposited into Bersatu’s CIMB account on October 12, 2022, while a RM1 million cheque from Nepturis was deposited into Bersatu’s AmBank account on February 21, 2022.

In this trial, Muhyiddin is facing seven charges, namely four counts of alleged power abuse to obtain RM225.3m bribes for Bersatu (from Nepturis, Azman Yusoff, Bukhary Equity Sdn Bhd, and Mamfor Sdn Bhd) and three counts of alleged money laundering through money that Bersatu received from Bukhary Equity.

The trial before High Court judge Noor Ruwena Md Nurdin resumes tomorrow, with Tengku Zafrul expected to continue testifying.


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Banting schoolgirl stabbed up to 16 times, suffered punctured lung, father says

Banting schoolgirl stabbed up to 16 times, suffered punctured lung, father says



Mohd Firuz Ibrahim, the father of the schoolgirl injured in the Banting school stabbing, said his daughter remains conscious while receiving treatment at Hospital Banting. — Bernama pic

First Published: Monday, 06 Jul 2026 3:12 PM MYT
Last Modified: Monday, 06 Jul 2026 4:14 PM MYT


KUALA KUMPUR, July 6 — A schoolgirl injured in a stabbing at a secondary school in Banting was stabbed up to 16 times and suffered a punctured lung, her father said today, as police continued investigating the attack.

According to Kosmo! Online, the victim’s father, Mohd Firuz Ibrahim, 43, said he received a call from one of his daughter’s teachers at about 9.30am before rushing to Hospital Banting, where she is being treated.

“When I arrived, my daughter was in a serious condition. I was informed she had sustained between 14 and 16 stab wounds to her back and face. Her left lung was punctured, and doctors have inserted a tube to drain the blood.

“She is conscious and able to speak,” he told reporters outside the hospital’s emergency ward.


Mohd Firuz said most of the wounds were to his daughter’s back. He described the victim as his second child among three siblings.

According to Kosmo! Online, Mohd Firuz said his daughter and the 15-year-old suspect knew each other and had previously been classmates in Form Two.

He added that he understood the suspect had been on leave from school while undergoing medical treatment.


“I don’t know whether the suspect held a grudge against my daughter.

“I don’t think my daughter was the intended target, but because she was close to the suspect, she became the victim. My daughter had never complained that the suspect had ever harassed her,” he said.

Mohd Firuz also urged the school to strengthen its security measures to help prevent similar incidents from recurring.

Earlier today, the Selangor Education Department confirmed the suspect is in police custody and said its immediate priority is ensuring the injured student receives the best possible care while providing assistance to her family.

The department said counselling teachers had been mobilised to provide psychosocial support and intervention for students, teachers and staff at the school. It also urged the public not to speculate or circulate unverified information that could affect the ongoing police investigation.

Kuala Langat police chief Superintendent Mohd Akmalrizal Radzi previously confirmed the incident and said the victim was in stable condition. Police have not publicly disclosed a motive for the attack, and investigations are ongoing.

A video circulating on social media earlier showed commotion at the school, with a woman dressed in black seen carrying a knife around the school grounds. Authorities have urged the public not to share unverified information about the incident.

PAS members discreetly helping Bersatu in Johor, says Redzuan

PAS members discreetly helping Bersatu in Johor, says Redzuan


Ex-MP says PAS's rank and file are puzzled by their leadership's decision not to help Bersatu despite their oft-repeated call to 'unite the ummah'

Bersatu co-founder Redzuan Yusof said Bersatu has also been helping PAS’s 11 candidates in their election campaign in Johor.

PETALING JAYA: PAS’s election machinery is discreetly campaigning for the 16 Bersatu candidates ahead of the July 11 polls in Johor, despite the decision by the Islamic party’s central leadership not to support its Perikatan Nasional (PN) partner.

Bersatu co-founder Redzuan Yusof said he personally observed that cooperation between both parties at the grassroots level remained intact during the first week of campaigning.

Redzuan also said PAS’s rank and file were puzzled by their party leadership’s decision not to help Bersatu despite their oft-repeated call to “unite the ummah”, Utusan Malaysia reported.

“If it’s said that PAS’s machinery is not helping Bersatu in Johor, that’s not true. They are definitely present, quietly campaigning for Bersatu candidates.

“Most of them are puzzled by the PAS leadership’s approach; how they say they want to unite the ummah but refuse to cooperate with or help Bersatu in Johor,” he was quoted as saying.


Redzuan added that Bersatu has also been helping PAS’s 11 candidates in their election campaign.

The former Alor Gajah MP expects such grassroots cooperation to continue until polling day to help PN secure more seats on July 11.

PAS ended its political cooperation with Bersatu last month, although both parties remain PN components and are contesting the Johor election under the coalition’s banner.

PN is contesting 33 seats in the state polls, with Bersatu vying for 16, PAS 11, the Malaysian Indian People’s Party five, and Pejuang one.

PAS recently ordered its election machinery not to campaign for Bersatu in the Johor election, instructing it to focus instead on seats contested by the Islamic party and other PN components.