Indonesia decries Israel’s West Bank settlement plans
Indonesia on Monday “strongly condemned” Israel’s recent plans to legalise five Jewish settlement outposts in the West Bank, reasserting that the two-state solution must be…
US health workers sound alarm on Gaza medical crisis
Patients in Gaza's few standing hospitals are dying in droves from infections resulting from a lack of protective gear and soap, even when they survive their horrific blast…
China urges Israel to follow cease-fire
Fu Cong, China's permanent representative to the UN, called on Israel to protect humanitarian workers and ensure that sufficient supplies enter Gaza swiftly and are delivered…
Access, security challenge Gaza aid delivery, block medical evacuations: UN
The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said the inability to transport aid commodities from the Kerem Shalom crossing safely and the continued closure of the…
Some Israel visitors’ new stop on their tours: Hamas’ destruction
Jerry Seinfeld, Elon Musk, Michael Douglas, former presidential candidate Nikki Haley, and Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner are a few who have visited, at times posing for photos in…
Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah
Heavy shelling and gunfire hit the tents of displaced families in the Al-Mawasi area, further to the west of the coastal enclave.
Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza, UN rights office says
In a report on six deadly Israeli attacks, the UN human rights office said Israeli forces "may have systematically violated the principles of distinction, proportionality, and…
Indonesian Gaza peace force to deploy only on UN mandate: Foreign Ministry
Ministry spokesperson Rolliansyah Soemirat said on Monday that the UN “has yet to discuss any deployment of peacekeeping operations in Gaza” as UN members are still…
Muslims in Asia mark Aidiladha with prayers for people in Gaza
One of the biggest Islamic holidays, the occasion commemorates Prophet Ibrahim’s test of faith through slaughtering livestock and animals and distributing the meat to the poor.
Pilgrims flock to Makkah for Haj under shadow of Gaza conflict
One of the world’s largest annual religious gatherings officially begins on Friday, and Saudi officials are trying to keep the focus on prayers. The Gulf kingdom’s minister in…