KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10- Malaysia remains steadfast in its solidarity and commitment to the rights of the Palestinian people to determine their own future and to establish an independent and sovereign state with Baitulmaqdis as its capital.

Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, through a Facebook post, prayed that the close relationship between Malaysia and Palestine would continue to be strong and that all efforts to achieve peace and justice in Palestine would be facilitated by Allah S.W.T.

He expressed his stance after attending a dinner organized by the Palestinian Ambassador to Malaysia, His Excellency Walid Abu Ali.

The dinner was to honour the Religious Adviser to the Palestinian President and Chief Justice of the Palestinian Syariah Court, Dr Mahmoud Sedqi Abdalrahman Alhabbash, last night.

"I also took the opportunity to reaffirm Malaysia’s unwavering support for the struggle of the Palestinian people who have long faced various forms of oppression and injustice," he added in the post.