Asia
Muslim countries call for UN probe into possible human-rights violations during Israel-Gaza conflict
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Meirav Eilon Shahar called on UNHRC member states to “strongly oppose” the special session, which she called “a testament to the clear anti-Israeli agenda of this body.”
“They are very influential people. I mean, they control media,” said Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi of the Israelis.
“It’s heartbreaking to see the scenes from India, and we hope our aid will spur others to join the relief effort,” said CEO Eric Goldstein.
The caption on the gory image was in Japanese and said, “If the United States brought ‘democracy,’ it would be like this.”
It is deploying ventilators, manufactured in Israel, to hospitals in Mumbai and Ahmedabad.
CEO of the humanitarian agency Yotam Polizer said the scale of what is unfolding there is “simply overwhelming.”
It includes all 24 players who secured Israel’s spot by winning the WBSC Baseball Europe/Africa Olympic qualifier in September 2019.
As Japan marks the 10th anniversary of the devastating tsunami, Israel’s medical teams are praised as heroes for coming to the rescue.
Israel has helped more than 4,000 Bnei Menashe make aliyah in the past two decades.
Authorities say Amirull Ali was self-radicalized and hated Jews, and had made plans to join the military wing of Hamas in Gaza.
Israel’s Elbit Systems will provide Hermes 900 drones and associated systems, as well as maintenance and support services, to an unnamed Asian country.
“The actual unfreezing of the assets will be carried out through consultations with related countries, including the United States,” says South Korea’s foreign ministry.
