ISTANBUL, May 29 — The Palestinian group Hamas has announced that it had reached an agreement with United States (US) Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff on a general framework for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

JAKARTA, May 29 — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has called on Israel to recognise the sovereignty of Palestine as an independent state, stating that such a move would pave the way for Indonesia to establish formal diplomatic relations with Israel.

JERUSALEM, May 27 — A large rally in Jerusalem marking Israel's capture of the city's east in the 1967 war descended into chaos on Monday as far-right Israeli Jews confronted and assaulted Palestinians, fellow Israelis and journalists, according to witnesses.

JERUSALEM, May 27 — A large rally in Jerusalem marking Israel's capture of the city's east in the 1967 war descended into chaos on Monday as far-right Israeli Jews confronted and assaulted Palestinians, fellow Israelis and journalists, according to witnesses.

GENEVA, May 26 — The majority of supplies of medical equipment have run out in Gaza, while 42 per cent of basic medicines including pain killers are out of stock, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said today.

JERUSALEM/CAIRO, May 26 — The head of a United States-backed foundation set to supply aid in Gaza quit unexpectedly yesterday, a day before the group was due to begin operations, as an Israeli airstrike on a school building killed dozens of Palestinians sheltering inside.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 24 — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has lambasted the ongoing Israeli blockade of humanitarian aid to Gaza, describing the actions of the Zionist regime as a "war crime".

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 23 — Israeli airstrikes killed at least six Palestinians guarding aid trucks against looters, Hamas officials said on Friday, underlining the problems hindering supplies from reaching hungry people in Gaza following Israel's 11-week-long blockade.

ANKARA, May 22 — The Palestinian Hamas group has said the recent statements by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on continuing his genocidal war on Gaza confirm his intention of undermining the ceasefire talks and the chances of prisoner release, Anadolu Ajansi reported.

VATICAN CITY, May 21 — Pope Leo XIV today appealed for Israel to allow humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, calling the situation in the Palestinian enclave “yet more worrying and saddening”.

JAKARTA, May 20 — Indonesia has issued a strong condemnation of Israel’s continued military operations across the Gaza Strip, including strikes near the Indonesian Hospital in Bait Lahia, North Gaza.

MADRID — Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called for Israel's exclusion from international cultural events such as the Eurovision song contest over its military campaign in Gaza, just as Russia was barred after it invaded Ukraine.

Dubai, May 19 — Nothing captured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's isolation more starkly this week than the image of US President Donald Trump shaking hands with Syria's leader Ahmed al‑Sharaa — a man Israel has branded "an al‑Qaeda terrorist in a suit".

CAIRO, May 18 — Israel’s airstrikes killed at least 100 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip overnight, local health authorities said today, as mediators hosted a new round of ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas.

ANKARA, May 14 — Gulf leaders called for an end to the Israeli war on Gaza and expressed support for Syria during their summit on Wednesday with United States (US) President Donald Trump in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

DOHA, May 14 — United States (US) President Donald Trump met with Syria's president in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday and urged him to normalise ties with longtime foe Israel, after a surprise US announcement that it would lift all sanctions on the Islamist-led government.

RIYADH, May 14 — United States (US) President Donald Trump has voiced strong support for the people of Gaza and called on the international community to address their dire humanitarian situation.

CAIRO/JERUSALEM, May 13 — An Israeli-American hostage was released from 19 months of captivity in Gaza during a brief pause in fighting yesterday and reunited with his family, but Israeli strikes on the battered enclave soon resumed.

KUALA LUMPUR, May 8 — Malaysia has unequivocally condemned Israel’s declared plan to establish a “sustained presence” in Gaza and forcibly displace over two million Palestinians, saying the acts amount to ethnic cleansing.

JERUSALEM/GENEVA, May 7 — European leaders and aid groups have criticised Israeli plans to take over the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza and use private companies to get food to families, after two months in which the military has prevented supplies from entering the Strip.