Communications and multimedia minister Saifuddin Abdullah said he ordered for an immediate investigation into the matter, with a relook into the SOPs of the RTM newsroom so that such error does not happen again.
“RTM is aware of the current situation and is firmly behind the sovereignty and freedom of Palestine, as per the stand taken by Malaysians,” he said in a statement posted on Facebook.
Saifuddin said an open apology over the matter was read twice during the 1pm and 7pm bulletins yesterday.
The newsreader was heard saying: “The Hamas militant group in Gaza launched several rockets towards Jerusalem and south of Israel. This caused the Israeli army to launch aerial strikes on the strongholds of Hamas in the north of Gaza.”
The video of the 25-second news segment has gone viral on Facebook, earning the condemnation of the portal Ismaweb and others.
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