The announcement came two days after a ceasefire went into effect between Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah, a Hamas ally

The opposition fighters, led by the Islamist militant group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, carried out a surprise sweep through government-held towns this week and reached Aleppo nearly a decade after having been forced out by Assad and his allies.

Palestinians are suffering "on a scale that has to be seen to be truly grasped", a UN official says after a visit to the devastated Palestinian territory.

The truce brings to a halt a war that has killed thousands in Lebanon and resulted in mass displacement on both sides of the border.

The truce, which began at 4:00 am (0200 GMT), should bring to a halt a war that has forced tens of thousands of people in Israel and hundreds of thousands more in Lebanon to flee their homes.

A senior Israeli official and Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib appeared optimistic that a deal could be reached, cooling a second front for Israel's military that is also battling the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) stunned Israel on Thursday by issuing arrest warrants for Netanyahu and his former defence chief Yoav Gallant for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity in the 13-month-old Gaza conflict.

"The ministry of interior announced that the UAE authorities have arrested in record time the three perpetrators involved in the murder" of Tzvi Kogan, a statement carried by the official WAM news agency said.

President Prabowo Subianto arrived in Indonesia from Abu Dhabi on Sunday, concluding his first overseas trip as president, a two-week journey that involved visits to six countries.

The Foreign Ministry has said it supports the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant

At least four people were killed and 23 wounded in the attack in Beirut's Basta neighborhood, Hezbollah's al-Manar broadcaster reported, citing the health ministry.

The UN and others have repeatedly decried humanitarian conditions, particularly in northern Gaza where Israel said Friday it had killed two commanders involved in Hamas's Oct. 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war.

Prabowo is currently on an overseas tour that has included stops in China and the United States, and Peru and Brazil for the APEC and G20 summits respectively. He was headed to Britain on Wednesday to meet Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles, his office said.

Baznas has raised over Rp 310 billion (US$19.9 million) of funds for Palestine and has already sent Rp 101 billion worth of aid.

Deputy Foreign Minister Anis Matta urges OIC and Arab League member states to pressure Israel economically in support of Palestine.

The President, who is preparing to take off to the UK on the next leg of his five-country tour, is looking at the possibility of stopping by the Middle East if his and Gulf leaders' schedules match, but he has also expressed a wish to come home.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani spoke with Israeli counterpart Gideon Saar and protested Israeli attacks against its personnel and infrastructure in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), an Italian statement said.

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman told a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders that the international community should oblige Israel "to respect the sovereignty of the sisterly Islamic Republic of Iran and not to violate its lands". 

Deputy Foreign Minister Anis Matta has renewed Indonesia's support of Palestinian independence and lasting peace in the Middle East.

The Gulf country has been working alongside the United States and Egypt for months on fruitless talks between the warring sides in Gaza and any disengagement from that process could further complicate efforts to reach a deal.

It said the $5.2 billion agreement was part of a broader package of US aid approved by the US administration and Congress earlier this year and included an option for 25 additional aircraft.

The United States is Israel's top ally and military backer, and the election came at a critical time for the Middle East amid wars in Gaza and Lebanon.

Some 119,000 children in the north are awaiting their second dose of polio vaccinations, while 452,000 have been vaccinated in central and southern Gaza.

Speaking on stage at an investment conference in Riyadh, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said Israeli actions in northern Gaza could only be described as a form a genocide that was feeding a cycle of violence.

Indonesia has strongly condemned the Israeli parliament's decision to ban the United Nations agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, from working in Israel, in a new law that could effectively cripple its work in war-torn Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territory in East Jerusalem.

The bombing came with Israel facing an international backlash after its parliament voted overwhelmingly to ban UNRWA, the main United Nations aid agency working with Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

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