Rancangan Kesatuan Eropah untuk menjadi tuan rumah persidangan keamanan antarabangsa yang akan merangka peta hala tuju ke arah penyelesaian dua negara untuk Israel dan Palestin dialu-alukan, kata Menteri Luar Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan. Beliau berkata cadangan tersebut ialah asas untuk menamatkan konflik yang tidak berkesudahan di Timur Tengah ke arah keamananan dan keselamatan di rantau…
While October 7, 2023, will be forever seared into the memory of many, especially Israel, which claims to have lost 1200 lives in the midst of clashes on its border with Gaza, Israel’s adamant denial position — that it has the right to self-defense as provided by Article 51 of the United Nations Charter —…
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated his opposition to the establishment of a Palestinian state once the current conflict, that began on Oct 7 last year, ends. He voved to press on with the offensive in Gaza “until complete victory” – destruction of Hamas and the return of the remaining Israeli hostages. This is…
For the past 100 days, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has hit forests, residential homes and roads in the border area of Lebanon, but on January 17 an Israeli drone raided the National Evangelical Church in the center of the town of Alma Al-Shaab, causing major damage to the home of the church’s cleric, Pastor…
Qatar and France have brokered a deal to send humanitarian aid for the hostages held by Hamas and and Palestinian civilians in Gaza. Medicines would be delivered to Israeli hostages held by Hamas. Basic supplies would be given to Gazans. Both Israel and Hamas have agreed to the deal. The humanitarian aid supply would leave…
China has called for a larger scale, effective international peace conference and a concrete timetable that would make the two state solution for Israel and Palestine a reality. The call for this measure was made by China Foreign Minister Wang Yi as Israel continues its military operation in Gaza following the surprise attack by Hamas…
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to make “hard choices” with its neighbours towards a path that would see the creation of a Palestinian state. He also called upon Israel to support Palestinian leaders who are willing to live peacefully alongside one another, reported Reuters. It was also vital that Israel achieve its…
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken stressed that Palestinians in Gaza must not be forced to leave their home, and instead, must be allowed to return to Gaza once the conditions permit them to do so. “Palestinian civilians must be able to return home as soon as conditions allow. They cannot, they must not be…
US and Europe diplomats are trying their level best to contain the war in Gaza from spilling over but find it to be a major challenge. Confrontations in the West Bank have risen sharply since Israeli forces launched their retaliatory offensive on Gaza, laying waste to the Palestinian enclave as they seek to wipe out…
A group of 12 states – Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, the UK and the US – issued a formal warning to the Houthis, reported BBC.
