US urges Israel to scale down Gaza offensive

The United States told Israel on Wednesday to scale down its war on Hamas in the "near future," with President Joe Biden urging it to take more care to save civilian lives in Gaza. US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan made the push during talks in Tel Aviv with Prime Minister

Israel bombs Gaza as rift with US grows

Israel bombed Gaza on Thursday as a top White House advisor was due to arrive in Jerusalem with a rift growing over US calls for its ally to exercise restraint. The war, now in its third month, began after the October 7 attacks on Israel by Palestinian militant group Hamas that

Israel bombs Gaza after warning Hamas nears ‘dissolution’

Israel pressed on with its bombing of Gaza on Tuesday after saying its campaign to destroy Hamas has left the Palestinian militant group on the "the verge of dissolution". Humanitarian leaders fear the besieged territory will soon be overwhelmed by disease and starvation, and are piling diplomatic pressure on Israel to

UN General Assembly meets Tuesday to discuss Gaza

The UN General Assembly will meet on Tuesday to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, officials and diplomats said Sunday, after the United States last week vetoed a Security Council resolution for a ceasefire. A special meeting of the General Assembly has been called for Tuesday afternoon by the representatives for

Indonesians rally in support of Palestinians in Gaza

More than 1000 Indonesians have rallied in support of Palestine in North Sumatra’s biggest city and capital, with attendees describing their fellow Muslims in the Middle East as being “like family”. The pro-Palestine rally in Medan took place on Sunday in front of Istana Maimoon, the former palace of the Sultan

Iran warns of ‘explosion’ after US veto on Gaza war

Iran warned Saturday of the threat of an "uncontrollable explosion" of the situation in the Middle East, after the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza war. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, the top diplomat of the Islamic republic, also appealed for the immediate opening of

Public order in Gaza likely to break down: UN chief

The UN secretary-general, warning he expects public order in Gaza to break down completely and soon, struck a rare and powerful alarm bell in a letter Wednesday to the Security Council. Antonio Guterres said he was invoking Article 99 of the UN's charter, which states that "the Secretary-General may bring to

Israel weighs plan to flood Gaza tunnels with seawater

Israel has assembled a system of large pumps it could use to flood Hamas’s vast network of tunnels under the Gaza Strip with seawater, a tactic that could destroy the tunnels and drive the fighters from their underground refuge but also threaten Gaza’s water supply, U.S. officials said. The Israel Defense