Today's Top 3 News: Israel Air Strikes Kill Dozens in South Gaza, Jokowi Calls Attention to Gaza Conditions at APEC Summit
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Minggu, 19 November 2023 19:34 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The top 3 news or three popular news compiled by Tempo English on Sunday, November 19, 2023, are Israel air strikes kill dozens in South Gaza, Jokowi calls attention to Gaza conditions at APEC Economic Leaders Retreat, and Jokowi heads home to Indonesia after concluding visits to Saudi Arabia, US.
The following is the list of the top 3 news on Tempo English today:
1. Israel Air Strikes Kill Dozens in South Gaza
Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 47 Palestinians on Saturday, Nov. 18, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an onslaught against Hamas in the enclave's south after subduing the north.
The head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA) said on Saturday it had received "horrifying" images and footage of scores of people killed and wounded in an attack on a UNRWA school in the Israeli-occupied north.
2. Jokowi Calls Attention to Gaza Conditions at APEC Economic Leaders Retreat
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi), at the APEC Economic Leaders Retreat, drew attention to conditions in the Gaza Strip, as the rights of people were not being respected, let alone the rights to develop.
"Before we start our topic of inclusive development, let us think for a moment about the people in Gaza. Let alone development, currently, their right to life is not respected," the president noted in a press release on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Jokowi was speaking at the APEC Economic Leaders Retreat in San Fransisco on Friday (November 17).
3. Jokowi Heads Home to Indonesia After Concluding Visits to Saudi Arabia, US
President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) departed for Indonesia on Friday (November 17, 2023) at US time, or Saturday morning Indonesia time, after embarking on a seven-day working visit to Saudi Arabia and the United States (US).
Following his participation in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in San Francisco, the US, President Jokowi, along with his entourage, took off aboard a Garuda Indonesia aircraft from the San Francisco International Airport.
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