CAIRO, Dec 24 — Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz admitted yesterday for the first time publicly to Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July, further risking tensions between Tehran and its arch-enemy Israel in a region shaken by Israel’s war in Gaza and the conflict in Lebanon.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 19 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has condemned the Israeli Zionist regime for killing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who fought for and defended Palestinians.

BEIJING, Aug 11 — China supports Iran in defending its "sovereignty, security and national dignity", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in a phone call today, according to a statement by China's Foreign Ministry.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 8 — Malaysia has proposed four key measures to support the Palestinian cause, including the establishment of a group of eminent persons tasked with assessing and identifying measures to implement the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) Advisory Opinion.

JEDDAH, Aug 8 — In an emergency meeting on Wednesday, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held Israel fully responsible for last week’s assassination of former Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, calling it a “crime of aggression, a flagrant violation of international law and a serious infringement of the sovereignty of Iran”.

GAZA CITY (Palestine), Aug 7 — The Palestinian group Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief.

BEIRUT, Aug 6 — Israeli warplanes broke the sound barrier three times over Beirut in less than 30 minutes today, leading to loud booms that sent people in the city running for cover just ahead of a speech by the head of the powerful Iran-backed group Hezbollah.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5 — The Media and Strategic Communications Division of the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) summoned Meta Platforms Inc.

ISTANBUL, Aug 5 — Turkiye’s government will hold talks with Instagram officials today after blocking access to the social media platform last week, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said in a post on X.

DUBAI, Aug 5 — Iran is not looking to escalate regional tensions but believes it needs to punish Israel to prevent further instability, its Foreign Ministry spokesman said today, following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week.

GAZA CITY, Aug 4 — Hamas announced yesterday its leaders have begun a process to select a new political bureau head following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iran.

By Fitri Hazim Hazam KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Over 1,000 people marched on Bukit Bintang last night at the Jalan-Jalan Palestin event to express support for Palestinians suffering at the hands of the Zionist regime. The event, organised by the Palestine Solidarity Secretariat and Boycott,...

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — The decision to remove Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s social media posts relating to the assassination of Hamas' Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was probably done by those at the higher levels of Meta Platforms Inc.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim joined some 3,000 congregants in performing the absentee funeral prayer for Hamas' Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh at Masjid Negara today.

WASHINGTON, Aug 2 — United States President Joe Biden said yesterday the killing of Palestinian Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh was not helpful for reaching a ceasefire in Israel’s war in Gaza.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 2 — Meta’s removal of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s posts on the assassination of Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday has been deemed an act of double standards.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The gathering in solidarity with Palestine at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil this Sunday (August 4) is one of the moves to send a strong message to the world that Malaysia is condemning the assassination of Hamas' Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh and will continue to support Palestine.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — Meta Platforms Inc.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 1 — The government is requesting Meta Platforms Inc to explain why only posts by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding the assassination of Hamas Political Bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh were targeted and removed.

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 1 — The assassination of Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh has some huge implications for global stability and peace with the threat of triggering a regional war in the Middle East, the Dewan Negara was told today.