Vivian Balakrishnan visits Israel’s leaders, says its military actions in Gaza have ‘gone too far’

Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu said on Tuesday that he has turned down a request from US President Joe Biden to call off a planned ground assault on Rafah. Asked about Singapore’s stance on the possible Rafah operation, Dr Balakrishnan said: “We are deeply concerned that this offensive, or planned offensive, into Rafah will have a significant … Read more

Vivian Balakrishnan to visit Palestinian territories and Israel as part of Middle East trip

As part of their visit to Amman, Dr Balakrishnan and Senior Minister of State for Defence Zaqy Mohamad met Jordan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi.  They also had an audience with King Abdullah II Al Hussein on Sunday, with Crown Prince Al Hussein Abdullah II in attendance.  MFA said in … Read more

Singapore to commence aid airdrops into Gaza; reiterates call for immediate humanitarian ceasefire

MFA said last Friday that an RSAF C-130 transport aircraft will conduct humanitarian airdrop operations staged out of Jordan with support from the Jordanian Armed Forces. The Singapore Armed Forces’ (SAF) Changi Regional Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Coordination Centre (RHCC) led efforts to coordinate and consolidate contributions of humanitarian aid supplies from agencies including … Read more