Israel's response has “gone too far” but severing ties would not help Palestinians: Balakrishnan

Israel's military response to the Oct 7 Hamas attack has "gone too far", but severing diplomatic ties with the country would not resolve the situation nor reduce the suffering of Palestinians, Singapore’s Foreign Affairs Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said in parliament on Thursday (Feb 29). He was responding to MPs' questions on the Israel-Hamas war while laying out his ministry's budget spending plans for the year. Dr Balakrishnan added that Singapore will donate a third tranche of aid for Gaza through Jordan. Read more: cna.asia/3P2Oqn0 Subscribe to our channel here: cna.asia/youtubesub Subscribe to our news service for must-read stories: Telegram - cna.asia/telegram WhatsApp - cna.asia/whatsapp Follow us: CNA: cna.asia/ CNA Lifestyle: www.cnalifestyle.com/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/channelnewsasia Instagram: www.instagram.com/channelnewsasia Twitter: www.twitter.com/channelnewsasia TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@channelnewsasia