"What is needed now is for the United Nations' Security Council to quickly arrive at a decision on the ceasefire ... it is needed fast to prevent worse Israeli atrocities there," he told a press conference after opening the annual meetings of the Kuala Kangsar Umno Wanita, Youth and Puteri wings.

He said that the UN must be firm in the matter to prevent more Lebanese lives to be lost in the conflict and devastation of the Mediterranean country.

Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei at a special OIC meeting in Kuala Lumpur last week agreed that they were willing to send peacekeeping troops that would come under the auspices of the United Nations International Force In Lebanon (UNIFIL), which had long been operating there prior to the latest war breaking out.

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He also accused world powers of practising double standards when it came to Islamic countries as Israel had not been restrained from committing atrocities in Lebanon and Palestine.

"What can be seen now is that Israel's impunity is backed by the United States and its close ally, Britain.

"These two world powers in fact should take the lead to bring the conflict to an end at the Security Council. I hope they will support the latest draft resolution calling for hostilities to cease that was presented to the Security Council yesterday," he said.