PUTRAJAYA, July 22 — Asean must be more vocal and united in its views on Israel’s continued oppression of Palestinians, said former Foreign Affairs Minister Tan Sri Rais Yatim.

CAIRO, May 13 — Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza’s northern edge today to recapture an area they claimed to have been where they defeated Hamas months ago, while at the opposite end of the enclave, tanks and troops pushed across a highway into Rafah.

ISTANBUL, Feb 21 — Israel has denied access to more than half of the missions planned by the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and its humanitarian partners to deliver aid in the northern Gaza Strip since the start of the year, the agency said Tuesday.