Be ready for any eventuality, minister tells Lebanon-bound troops

Defence Minister Mohamad Hasan urged members of the Malaysian armed forces headed to Southern Lebanon for a United Nations peacekeeping mission to get ready for “any eventuality”.

This is amid the worsening conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Lebanon neighbours Israel.

Mohamad was speaking at the beret donning-cum-flagging off ceremony for the first batch of Malbatt 850-11 soldiers who...