Asia
Vivian Balakrishnan also met in Jerusalem with his Israeli counterpart, Gideon Sa’ar.
The Indian flag carrier will offer five weekly nonstop flights from Delhi to Tel Aviv starting on Jan. 1.
The agreement aims to deepen defense, technology and industrial partnerships amid shared security priorities between Jerusalem and New Delhi.
“Hamas must be disarmed. Gaza must be demilitarized,” Jerusalem’s top diplomat declared during a visit to India.
The Turkish president called on Muslim nations to participate in the reconstruction of the Strip.
“The Taiwanese people often look to the example of the Jewish people when facing challenges to our international standing,” said President Lai Ching-te.
“When Japan looks to the outside world it always looks at the United States,”
“We look forward to further deepening the partnership between Japan and Israel,” Jerusalem’s top diplomat tweeted.
“I told my counterpart that Israel will grant all the assistance and benefits to Sonthaya’s family,” the Israeli foreign minister said.
Rivalry with the U.S. sees Beijing seizing the Hamas war as an opportunity to expand its diplomatic influence and reshape global opinion in its favor.
Friends, family and officials gathered near Ben-Gurion Airport to honor the agricultural student slain by Hamas in Gaza.
A police officer was among the fatalities in the demonstration that a fundamentalist movement staged in Islamabad.
