JERUSALEM/ASHDOD, June 9 — Israeli naval forces boarded and seized a charity vessel that had tried to break a naval blockade of the war-torn Gaza Strip on Monday, and the boat with its crew of 12, including activist Greta Thunberg, is now heading to a port in Israel.

PUTRAJAYA, June 5 — Malaysia has expressed deep regret over the United Nations Security Council’s (UNSC) repeated failure to adopt a resolution calling for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the unconditional entry of humanitarian aid into the besieged enclave.

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) seeks to forge closer economic ties with Asean to increase trade to US$180 billion (RM759.3 billion) by 2032. GCC chair cum the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said both blocs hold...

By Danial Dzulkifly KUALA LUMPUR, May 27 — The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) seeks to forge closer economic ties with Asean to increase trade to US$180 billion (RM759.3 billion) by 2032. GCC chair cum the Crown Prince of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah said both blocs hold...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CAIRO/GAZA, May 7 — Israeli strikes on a school housing displaced families in northern Gaza killed 15 Palestinians on Wednesday, local health authorities said, as Israeli forces continued to demolish homes and buildings in Rafah in the south of the enclave.

OTTAWA, April 26 — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has urged Israel to allow the World Food Programme to work in Gaza, saying food must not be used as a 'political tool', hours after the United Nations (UN) agency ran out of stocks due to a sustained Israeli blockade on supplies.

NEW YORK, April 11 — The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said an estimated 400,000 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip following the breakdown of the ceasefire, the Palestine News and Info Agency reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 — Malaysia will continue to raise the issue of Gaza and Palestine while continuing to prioritise national interests, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.

ANKARA, April 4 — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 86 more Palestinians, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,609, Anadolu Ajansi reported, citing the Health Ministry.

CAIRO, March 31 — Palestinians in the Gaza Strip solemnly marked the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr between ruins and the threat of further air raids on Sunday, the German News Agency (dpa) reported.

PUTRAJAYA, March 22 — Malaysia unequivocally condemns Israel’s latest assaults against Gaza, in particular Rafah, which have claimed over 600 Palestinian lives in the past three days.