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Malaysian authorities have seized three containers bound for Israel in mid-August and are still holding them as of now while investigating their contents. These seizures follow an initial detention on August 7th of another container suspected to be carrying weapons from Elbit Systems, an Israeli defense technology firm. The most recent seizures involve electric bike parts shipped from a Chinese manufacturer, Chongqing Mobimax Technology.
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In mid-August, Malaysia seized four containers destined for Israel amid the Gaza conflict. The first container was detained on August 7, suspected of containing weapons for Israeli defense technology firm Elbit Systems. Three additional containers were held in Malaysia’s Tanjung Pelepas port on August 19 and remain under investigation, reportedly housing electric bike parts from a Chinese manufacturer. Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has pledged to prevent shipments supporting the Gaza war effort. The seized shipments were originally bound for Ashdod Port near Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Malaysia seizes 3 Israeli-bound containers as Anwar pledges to stop shipments for Gaza war
The seizures follow an initial detainment of a container for Israeli defence technology firm Elbit Systems, suspected of containing weapons
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 identified because they were not authorised to speak publicly.
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The seizures follow an initial detainment of another container on August 7 that originally came from the Philippines and that was suspected by the Malaysian Border Control and Protection Agency of containing weapons because it was headed to Elbit Systems, an Israeli defence technology firm, according to a statement from the agency at the time.
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Tracking data from Hapag-Lloyd, the container line carrying the cargo, show the shipment still at Tanjung Pelepas.
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The other three seizures happened on August 19, the people said.
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Those containers housed electric bike parts that were being shipped from a Chinese manufacturer, Chongqing Mobimax Technology, according to manifests.
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Tracking data from the liner carrying those cargoes, A.P. Moller-Maersk, also show them still at the busy transshipment port almost a month later.
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