Israeli embassy says it will return Korean citizen detained from Gaza aid flotilla

Israeli embassy to Korea said it will ensure the safety and prompt release of a Korean national detained after Israeli forces seized an aid flotilla in international waters approaching the Gaza Strip.

2025-10-09

Hamas says it will free six living hostages and hand over four bodies, accelerating Gaza releases

A top Hamas official says the militant group will free six living Israeli hostages on Saturday and return the bodies of four others on Thursday.

2025-02-19

Gazans stunned, outraged by Trump's resettlement proposal

Palestinians in Gaza have expressed outrage at Trump's proposal to resettle them elsewhere, viewing it as a call for ethnic cleansing. Despite widespread destruction from the conflict, many are returning to their homes, rejecting displacement.

2025-02-06

South Korea must learn from the Gaza War

Israel is different from South Korea in many respects. And yet, the country’s capability to simultaneously carry out several wars points to the direction of Korea in preparing for a possible future war.

2024-10-06

스페인ㆍ노르웨이ㆍ아일랜드, 팔레스타인 국가로 인정… 이스라엘 고립 심화

Spain, Norway and Ireland said on Wednesday that they would recognize an independent Palestinian state, delivering a diplomatic blow to Israel that showed the country’s growing isolation on the world stage more than seven months into its...

2024-05-27

Israeli ambassador warns against 'unique hatred' on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Israeli Ambassador to Korea Akiva Tor called for continued “caution” and “vigilance” against the “unique hatred” that led to the mass murder of European Jews at a ceremony marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Seoul on Monday.

2024-01-29

Security wall cannot protect security

A security wall is effective only when the people are ready and willing to defend their own country.

2023-11-14

War in social media era — ‘Pallywood’

We must actively fight these dangerous and false narratives.

2023-10-26

Looking forward to a compromise in Mideast (KOR)

We hope Biden draws a grand compromise from stakeholders in his trip to the Middle East.

2023-10-18

Looking forward to a compromise in Mideast