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Health workers from Indonesia protest for Gaza's medical professionals' safety.

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 Health workers from Indonesia protest for Gaza's medical professionals' safety.                                                                                           Source arabnews.com JAKARTA: On Friday, medical professionals from Indonesia staged a demonstration in Jakarta to urge that the World Health Organization defend Palestinian medical personnel who are treating injured civilians in Israeli attacks and to demand a ceasefire in Gaza. At least a hundred medical professionals from ten medical associations in Indonesia took part in the Medical Emergency Rescue Committee's solidarity demonstration. They hoisted Palestinian flags and banners with the words "Stop Genocide" and shouted "Free Palestine." Since October, Israeli violence has escalated, resulting in almost 18,600 Palestinian deaths in Gaza. More than 250 Palestinian medical professionals have also died as a result of Israel's ongoing attacks on the besieged enclave's infrastruc

Amidst tensions, Biden's national security advisor talks with Netanyahu in Israel.

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 Amidst tensions, Biden's national security advisor talks with Netanyahu in Israel. Michael Williams from CNN                                                                       Source edition .cnn.com CNN in Washington —  Over the next two days, top Israeli officials will meet with President Joe Biden's national security adviser as the White House presses Israel to be more exacting in its operations against Hamas in Gaza. Jake Sullivan's visit coincides with a public divide between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Vice President Joe Biden on differing views on what the future of the Palestinian people should look like when combat operations conclude and the growing number of civilian casualties in Gaza. Sullivan will also talk about the initiatives being taken to free the eight American hostages who are still in the hands of Hamas. Sullivan is meeting with Netanyahu on Thursday and Friday, in addition to Israeli President Isaac Herzog and senior military off