A new Israel – and US-backed – aid model bypasses Hamas and delivers food directly to Gazans, shifting dynamics on the ground and triggering strong criticism abroad.

In a statement shared with Newsweek, Hamas Political Bureau member and spokesperson Basem Naim stated that militant group did not reject the U.S.'s proposal. Newsweek has reached

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, the release of all the hostages and unhindered aid access across the enclave.

The US blocked a UN resolution calling for a Gaza ceasefire, demanding condemnation of Hamas. Here’s why America stood alone, and what comes next in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

The vote in the 193-member General Assembly was 149-12 with 19 abstentions. It was adopted with a burst of applause.

One U.N. official said the new aid system backed by Israel and the U.S. was not humanitarianism but “engineered scarcity.”

Negotiations to end nearly 20 months of war in Gaza have so far failed to achieve a breakthrough. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Winston Peters says the pair 'actively undermine peace and security', Foreign Minister Winston Peters says, but US has called the sanctions "extremely unhelpful".