ISTANBUL: Talks have made progress on a deal toward a ceasefire in Gaza, bringing more aid into the Palestinian enclave and the release of Israeli hostages, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron told Reuters in an interview on Friday.

Palestinians called the ruling a “pivotal moment” in the journey towards justice, while Israel branded it “outrageous”

SAANA: Yemen’s Houthis claimed Friday a missile strike on a British oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden that set the vessel on fire, the latest attack on international shipping by the Iran-backed militia.

The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has broken down in tears while demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip amid relentless Israeli ground and aerial offensives against Palestinians in the war-torn coastal sliver.

Hamas says it will commit to a potential International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling mandating a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war if the Israeli regime adheres to such a verdict too.

During a telephone conversation with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on Thursday night, Raeisi lauded the “courageous” initiative, stressing that the move was taken by a country that has experienced the menace of racism and genocide for years.