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Duterte says he was not consulted on Philippine vote for UN probe on Israel

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jun 17 11:43 AM

President Rodrigo Duterte revealed that he was not consulted on a Philippine vote in late May that backed an investigation into alleged crimes committed during the deadly 11-day conflict between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas in Gaza.  Read more »

Israel strikes Hamas sites in Gaza in first attack since May fighting

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 01:59 PM

Israeli aircraft struck Hamas sites in Gaza on Wednesday after incendiary balloons were launched from the Palestinian enclave in the first such attacks since the end of 11 days of cross-border fighting last month. Read more »

Outcry as US lawmaker equates America with Hamas, Taliban

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jun 10 11:58 PM

WASHINGTON — Pressure mounted Thursday on US congresswoman Ilhan Omar as a Jewish group of fellow Democratic lawmakers called on her to clarify her remarks about "unthinkable atrocities" committed by the United States, Hamas and the Taliban. Read more »

OFWs in Israel told to focus on work amid issue on PH vote at UNHRC

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 01 10:43 PM

Filipinos working in Israel were told Tuesday to focus on their jobs and not be affected by the issue raised against the Philippine government over its vote backing the UN Human Rights Council's investigation into possible crimes during the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in Gaza last month. Read more »

Pro-Palestinian rally in Washington seeks end to US aid to Israel

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 30 08:52 AM

More than 1,000 rallied Saturday in Washington in support of Palestinians and calling for an end to US aid to Israel. Read more »

UN rights chief says Israeli strikes on Gaza may be war crimes

Stephanie Nebehay, Reuters
Posted at May 27 07:06 PM

GENEVA - UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on Thursday that Israel's deadly strikes on Gaza may constitute war crimes, and that the Hamas Islamist group had also violated international humanitarian law by firing rockets into Israel. Read more »

Israel envoy to UAE warns of 'Kristallnacht' moment

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 27 08:27 AM

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Israel's ambassador to the UAE warned on Wednesday of a "Kristallnacht moment", with anti-Semitism on the rise, at a Holocaust memorial exhibition billed as a first for the Middle East. Read more »

Philippines eyes deployment of caregivers after Israel ceasefire

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 24 08:51 AM

The Philippines is eyeing the redeployment of hundreds of Filipino caregivers to Israel after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ended days of conflict.  Read more »

Gaza truce holds as Israel admits Jewish visitors to flashpoint site

Reuters
Posted at May 23 06:29 PM

The Israel-Hamas ceasefire held into a third day on Sunday as Israeli police admitted Jewish visitors to a contested Jerusalem holy site where earlier confrontations with Palestinian protesters helped to ignite the cross-border Gaza fighting. Read more »

UN Security Council calls for 'full adherence' to Gaza ceasefire: statement

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 23 07:54 AM

The UN Security Council on Saturday called for "full adherence to the ceasefire" in the conflict between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip in its first statement since violence erupted on May 10. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 21, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 21 11:58 PM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

Israel and Hamas both claim victory as fragile ceasefire takes hold

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jonathan Saul and Rami Ayyub, Reuters
Posted at May 21 11:51 PM

GAZA/JERUSALEM - Israel and Hamas both claimed victory on Friday after their forces ended 11 days of fighting, but a clash between Israeli police and Palestinian protesters in Jerusalem underscored the fragility of the truce. Read more »

Ceasefire in Gaza

Mahmud Hams, AFP
Updated as of May 21 10:32 AM

A ceasefire brokered by Egypt came into force after 11 days of deadly fighting that has claimed the lives of at least 232 Palestinians and 12 Israelis.  Read more »

Israel, Gaza militants announce ceasefire

Adel Zaanoun with Guillaume Lavallee in Jerusalem, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of May 21 05:07 AM

Israel and the two main Palestinian armed groups in Gaza — Hamas and Islamic Jihad — agreed to a ceasefire on Thursday to end 11 days of conflict.   Read more »

Hamas official predicts ceasefire soon in Israel-Gaza conflict

Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub, Reuters
Posted at May 20 02:26 PM

A senior Hamas official predicted a ceasefire within days in the Israel-Gaza conflict, after U.S. President Joe Biden urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to seek a "de-escalation" in the fighting. Read more »

World powers urge truce, as Israel-Palestinian conflict rages

Nidal al-Mughrabi, Jeffrey Heller and Stephen Farrell, Reuters
Posted at May 19 07:17 AM

Israel bombarded Gaza with air strikes and Palestinian militants resumed cross-border rocket fire on Tuesday after a brief overnight lull during which the U.N. sent a small fuel convoy into the enclave, where it says 52,000 people are now displaced. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: May 18, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 18 11:48 PM

Here are the big stories today in photos. Read more »

UN hails Israel decision to open crossing for aid into Gaza

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 18 06:59 PM

The United Nations on Tuesday welcomed an Israeli decision to open the Kerem Shalom crossing to allow aid into Gaza, and urged the opening of a second location to let in humanitarian workers. Read more »

Grief in Gaza

Anas Baba, AFP
Posted at May 18 08:45 AM

The father of 12-year-old Rahaf al-Dayer holds her covered body at al-Shifa hospital, after she was killed in an Israeli airstrike that destroyed the upper floors of a commercial building and caused damage to the nearby health ministry and prime health care clinic, in Gaza City, on Monday. Read more »

Blinken urges Israel and Palestinians to 'protect civilians' and children

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 17 10:12 PM

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Palestinians to "protect civilians, especially children", reiterating that Israel "as a democracy has an extra burden" to do so. Read more »