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Yemeni Diplomatic Push in New York Seeks Crucial Peace Support

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi receives UAE Foreign Minister in New York (SABA)
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi receives UAE Foreign Minister in New York (SABA)
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Yemeni Diplomatic Push in New York Seeks Crucial Peace Support

Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi receives UAE Foreign Minister in New York (SABA)
Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi receives UAE Foreign Minister in New York (SABA)

At the UN General Assembly in New York, Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council (PLC) President Rashad al-Alimi highlighted his country’s crisis, rallying global backing to pressure Houthi insurgents for a durable, comprehensive peace.

Alimi continued his meetings in New York, which included discussions with the Secretary-General of the Arab League, the UAE Foreign Minister, and UN officials, as reported by Yemeni official sources.

During his meeting with Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Alimi discussed the Yemeni situation and the mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia and Oman to renew the ceasefire and launch a comprehensive political process under UN guidance.

PLC Vice President Aidarous al-Zubaidi attended the meeting with Aboul Gheit.

Additionally, Alimi met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, and updated him on the Yemeni situation and the prospects for achieving a fair and comprehensive peace based on agreed-upon national, regional, and international frameworks.

Alimi also had discussions with Achim Steiner, the Administrator of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

In those discussions, Alimi focused on various UN development interventions and coordinated efforts with the international community to secure additional funding for more sustainable and effective programs in Yemen.

Alimi also praised the UN’s shift from relief to sustainable development and shared his observations regarding certain UN interventions, including the necessity to halt support directed towards the Houthis in the field of mine clearance.

In other news, Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmed bin Mubarak emphasized that the food security crisis in his country is a direct result of the nearly nine-year-long war waged by the Houthis.

He pointed out that understanding the root causes of this crisis and the deterioration of essential services in the country are crucial elements in finding a solution.

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Gaza Rescuers Say at Least 64 Killed in Israeli Strikes

A military convoy maneuvers inside Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 15, 2025. (Reuters)
A military convoy maneuvers inside Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 15, 2025. (Reuters)
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Gaza Rescuers Say at Least 64 Killed in Israeli Strikes

A military convoy maneuvers inside Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 15, 2025. (Reuters)
A military convoy maneuvers inside Gaza, as seen from Israel, May 15, 2025. (Reuters)

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 64 people, hospitals said, as US President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit that skipped Israel. 

At least 48 bodies were brought to the Indonesian hospital and another 16 bodies were taken to Nasser Hospital, health officials said, as strikes overnight into Friday morning hit the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. 

The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the strikes, which lasted hours into Friday morning and sent people fleeing from the Jabaliya refugee camp and the town of Beit Lahiya. They followed days of similar attacks that killed more than 130 people, according to Gaza’s health ministry. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed earlier in the week to push ahead with a promised escalation of force in Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip to pursue his aim of destroying the Hamas group, which governs Gaza. 

In comments released by Netanyahu’s office Tuesday, the prime minister said Israeli forces were days away from entering Gaza “with great strength to complete the mission ... It means destroying Hamas.” 

It was unclear if Friday’s bombardment was the start of the operation. 

An Israeli official said Cabinet members were meeting Friday to assess the negotiations in Qatar, where ceasefire negotiations are taking place, and to decide on next steps. The official was not authorized to brief media on the meeting and spoke on condition of anonymity. 

On Friday, families of the hostages said they awoke up with “heavy hearts” to reports of increased attacks and called on Netanyahu to “join hands” with Trump’s efforts to release the hostages. 

“Missing this historic opportunity for a deal to bring the hostages home would be a resounding failure that will be remembered in infamy forever," the families said in a statement released by the hostage forum, which supports them. 

The war began when Hamas-led gunmen killed 1,200 people in an Oct. 7, 2023, intrusion into southern Israel. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed more than 53,000 Palestinians, many of them women and children, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not say how many were combatants. Almost 3,000 have been killed since Israel broke a ceasefire on March 18, the ministry said. 

Hamas still holds 58 of the roughly 250 hostages it took during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel, with 23 believed to still be alive, although Israeli authorities have expressed concern for the status of three of those. 

The attacks come as Israel enters its third month of blockading Gaza, preventing food, fuel medicine and all other supplies from entering, worsening a humanitarian crisis. Israel says the blockade aims to pressure Hamas to release the hostages it still holds and that it won’t allow aid back in until a system is in place that gives it control over distribution. 

Earlier this week, a new humanitarian organization that has US backing to take over aid delivery said it expects to begin operations before the end of the month — after what it describes as key agreements from Israeli officials. 

A statement from the group, called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, identified several US military veterans, former humanitarian coordinators and security contractors that it said would lead the delivery effort. 

Many in the humanitarian community, including the UN, said the system does not align with humanitarian principles and won't be able to meet the needs of Palestinians in Gaza and won't participate it.