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Israel strikes Lebanon-Syria border crossings
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said on Saturday it conducted airstrikes targeting border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of using the routes to smuggle weapons into Lebanon. In a statement, the…
- Middle East
Hamas hands over body of Shiri Bibas to ICRC, senior official says
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the body of Shiri Bibas, an Israeli hostage, to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), according to a senior Hamas…
- Middle East
Netanyahu decries release of wrong body as ceasefire violation
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed revenge Friday for what he described as a “cruel and malicious violation” of the ceasefire agreement after a body that Hamas released as part of…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Hamas gave body of ‘Gazan woman’, not hostage
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says a body that Hamas militants released during the handover of remains of Israeli hostages is that of a Gazan woman instead of that of Shiri…
- Middle East
Israel orders intensified West Bank raids after bus explosions
Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to escalate raids in refugee camps in the occupied West Bank following a series of bus explosions, which he said were “a…
- Middle East
Three empty buses explode in suspected terror attack near Tel Aviv
Jerusalem: Three empty buses exploded simultaneously in Israel’s Tel Aviv area, while explosive devices were found on at least two others before they could detonate, in what police said was a “suspected…
- Telangana
Telangana to boost agriculture using Israeli tech & expertise: Tummala
Hyderabad: Telangana’s Agriculture Minister Tummala Nageswara Rao announced plans to enhance the agricultural sector in the state with advanced Israeli technology. During a meeting with representatives from Israeli companies MDHAI and Windponics…
- World
Indian Film Festival in Israel kicks off
Netanya: Amid government efforts to make India a global film production hub, and in the build up to WAVES 2025, an Indian film festival kicked off here with the screening of filmmaker…
- Middle East
Israel says it has received remains of captives handed over by Hamas in Gaza
The Israeli military says it has received the remains of four captives after Hamas handed them over to the Red Cross in the Gaza Strip. The remains are said to be those…
- Middle East
Humanitarian needs in Gaza overwhelming: UN
United Nations: The needs in Gaza, where the ceasefire is holding, are overwhelming, humanitarians said, adding that continuing Israeli operations in the West Bank are still producing casualties. “As the UN and…
- Middle East
Israeli drone strike hits car in southern Lebanon, killing 1
Jerusalem: An Israeli drone targeted a car in the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon on Monday, killing one person, in the deepest strike in the country since a ceasefire between Hezbollah…
- Middle East
Watchdog: Israel plans nearly 1,000 more settler homes in West Bank
Jerusalem: Israel issued a tender for the construction of nearly 1,000 additional settler homes in the occupied West Bank, an anti-settlement watchdog said Monday. Peace Now says the development of 974 new…
- Middle East
Hezbollah leader demands full Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
Beirut: Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said that Israel must fully withdraw from Lebanon by February 18, Tuesday. “Today, we are facing the February 18 deadline, and the occupation army must fully withdraw…
- Middle East
Netanyahu: Israeli team to travel to Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that a negotiation team will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement. According to a statement released by…
- Middle East
Netanyahu, Rubio discuss US-Israel coordination on Gaza
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Jerusalem, said that Israel and the US are working “in full cooperation” on issues concerning the Gaza…