"It is unacceptable that Palestinians are risking their lives for food," Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
1 day agoIsrael recently eased its blockade and introduced a revamped aid mechanism in cooperation with a newly formed US-backed organization, bypassing the longstanding UN-led system. ...
1 day agoTemperatures were forecast to exceed 40 degrees Celsius this week as one of the world's largest annual religious gatherings officially commences on Wednesday. ...
1 day agoIsrael and Hamas agreed early on Wednesday to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days, to let in humanitarian aid and free at least 50 hostages held by militants in the enclave in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.
1 year agoJakarta has welcomed a temporary cease-fire agreement between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas while continuing its efforts to find a permanent solution to the conflict in Gaza.
1 year agoThe toll includes 46 Palestinians, four Israelis and three Lebanese killed since the war began on October 7, the New York-based organisation said.
1 year agoThe pause, mediated by Qatar, Egypt and the US, includes the release of 50 civilian women and children hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian women and children detained in Israeli prisons, the ministry said in a statement.
1 year agoOfficials from Qatar, which has been mediating secret negotiations, as well as the US, Israel and Hamas have for days been saying a deal was imminent.
1 year agoThe Indonesian Hospital lies near Gaza's largest refugee camp Jabalia, which has been the scene of intense Israeli bombing.
1 year agoSix top diplomats from Muslim-majority nations, including Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, were set to depart for Moscow on Tuesday as part of a string of diplomatic visits to countries key to the conflict between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas.
1 year agoWhile fighting raged, negotiators worked to seal a deal for the release of some of the roughly 240 hostages the Islamist militants took during their unprecedented October 7 attacks on Israel.
1 year agoThere was no immediate response from Israel on the status of negotiation efforts to secure the release of the estimated 240 hostages seized during Hamas's horrific assault.
1 year agoHealth ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told AFP 200 people were evacuated from the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya and taken by bus to Nasser hospital in the southern town of Khan Yunis.
1 year agoIndonesia’s top diplomat issued “the harshest of condemnations” on Israel’s attack on an Indonesian-funded hospital in Gaza, as she jetted off to persuade the UN Security Council to impose a ceasefire.
1 year agoThere was no immediate confirmation from the Israeli military of the reports from the Indonesian Hospital but the Palestinian news agency WAFA said the facility had been hit by artillery fire.
1 year agoIn remarks made during a meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, the monarch said global powers should force Israel to comply with international law to protect civilians and ensure Israel heeds calls to allow uninterrupted flow of aid into the enclave.
1 year agoIsrael's top ally Washington has given its full backing to the country's response to the October 7 shock attack by Hamas, which left 1,200 dead, mostly civilians. About 240 people were taken hostage.
1 year agoAl-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israeli operations in northern Gaza since soldiers raided the complex on Wednesday, hunting for a command center they say militant group Hamas operates there.
1 year agoAs the conflict in Gaza continues to escalate, Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto said Indonesia had no plans to withdraw its troops in Lebanon.
1 year agoSecretary of State Antony Blinken spoke by telephone with Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi "to share his deep concern for the Jordanian medical personnel injured outside the Jordanian Field Hospital while providing critical medical care in Gaza," the State Department said.
1 year agoRussian arms makers appear to have been kept to a low profile at this week's Dubai Airshow, underscoring how the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sought to balance its ties with the West and Moscow.
1 year agoIn the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said its forces were still present at Gaza's biggest hospital, Al Shifa, but gave no further details of their operations since the previous day when they entered the facility culminating a days-long siege.
1 year ago"If we pull back, then who will take over? We can't leave a vacuum. We have to think about what will be the mechanism; there are many ideas that are thrown in the air," Herzog said in an interview with the FT.
1 year agoBy early evening, Israeli troops had withdrawn from the facility, the journalist said, redeploying around the hospital.
1 year agoThe Israeli military stormed the Al-Shifa hospital, the largest in Gaza, on Wednesday in what it described as "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas".
1 year ago"All men 16 years and above, raise your hands," a soldier shouted in Arabic through a loudspeaker, to those sheltering inside Al-Shifa hospital, which has become the centre of fierce urban combat for days.
1 year agoAfter days of heavy air strikes around Gaza City's Al-Shifa hospital, witnesses said tanks and armoured vehicles were metres from the gate of the besieged facility, which has become a focal point of the five-week-old war.
1 year ago"Indonesia appeals to the US to do more to stop the atrocities in Gaza. Ceasefire is a must for the sake of humanity," Jokowi said in the Oval Office.
1 year agoIsrael must be held responsible for the atrocities it has committed in the Gaza Strip, President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo proclaimed on Monday, following a weekend of diplomacy that saw world leaders call for an immediate ceasefire.
1 year agoThe United Nations announced that an Indonesian woman police officer would accept the 2023 UN Best Woman Police Officer award, becoming the youngest ever recipient.
1 year ago"A ceasefire must be implemented soon, we also must accelerate and increase the amount of humanitarian aid, and we must begin peace negotiations," President Jokowi said in a video recorded after he took part in an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh.
1 year agoHospitals in the north of the Palestinian enclave, including the al-Shifa complex, are blockaded by Israeli forces and barely able to care for those inside, with three newborns dead and more at risk from power outages amid intense fighting nearby, according to medical staff.
1 year agoBrad Smith, Microsoft vice chair and president, was asked about the role of the US tech giant in promoting peace at an international peace forum in Paris.
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