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‘Can’t compare our war with crisis in Middle East’: Zelenskyy on Israel-Gaza conflict
Volodymr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine on Friday spoke on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and said that the moment is very sensitive and emphasized that the war between Russia and Ukraine…
- Middle East
Israel: Plans for October 7 memorial ceremony unveiled amid public backlash
Southern Israeli communities remain divided over a government-organized ceremony commemorating the October 7 attacks as the Cabinet minister tasked with organizing the event presented her planned format to the media on Thursday.…
- India
NFDC cancels ‘Israeli Film Festival’ after Naseeruddin Shah, others object
National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) cancelled its decision to conduct an Israeli Film Festival in Mumbai, following mass signature campaigns against the festival, organized by Naseeruddin Shah-led citizen group. NFDC had planned…
- Middle East
Israeli fighter jets strike Hezbollah targets in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Earlier on Thursday the IDF (Israel Defense Forces) identified a Hezbollah terrorist cell that had launched rockets into the area of Zerait in Israel, operating in a building in the…
- Middle East
Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied that he agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas, according to a statement…
- Middle East
Egyptian, Canadian FMs discuss efforts to facilitate Gaza ceasefire
Cairo: Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and his Canadian counterpart Melanie Joly have discussed efforts to facilitate a ceasefire in Gaza. During a phone conversation on Tuesday, the two ministers exchanged views…
- Middle East
Israeli evacuation orders constrain aid operations in Gaza: UN
United Nations: The latest Israeli evacuation order for Gaza is constraining the movement of aid operations already hampered by limited access, fuel shortages and other challenges, UN humanitarians have said. The UN…
- Middle East
Antony Blinken says Israel accepted bridging proposal for Gaza ceasefire talks
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced on Monday that Israel has accepted a proposal to bridge gaps in ceasefire negotiations and urged Hamas to accept it ahead of further negotiations expected…
- Middle East
Israeli citizen arrested for contact with Iranian agent
An Israeli man was arrested for contact with an Iranian agent, the Justice Ministry announced on Monday. The State Prosecutor’s Office filed an indictment against Eden Debs, a 30-year-old resident of Ramat…
- Middle East
Israel airstrike targets Hezbollah arms depot in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: Even as truce talks between Israel and Hamas are taking place, the former carried out an airstrike targeting a Hezbollah arms depot in Lebanon’s eastern Bekaa Valley. However, no casualties…
- Middle East
Hamas criticises new Gaza ceasefire proposal as favouring Netanyahu’s conditions
Gaza: Hamas has criticised the new ceasefire proposal for Gaza, presented in Doha last week, as catering to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conditions, particularly his refusal to agree to a permanent…
- World
Blinken in Tel Aviv as ceasefire talks hits roadblock
Tel Aviv: The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Israel President Issac Herzog, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday. He arrived here late Sunday night…
- Business
Israel sees sharp decline in GDP growth in Q2
Jerusalem: Growth figures issued on Sunday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics indicated a deep fall in the state’s economy following a sharp rise in the first quarter. Israel’s GDP rose in…
- Middle East
Hamas accuses Israel of obstructing Gaza ceasefire efforts
Gaza: A senior Hamas official has accused Israel of obstructing all efforts to finalise a Gaza ceasefire agreement. “The Israeli occupation continues to obstruct all efforts to complete any ceasefire agreement,” Sami…
- Middle East
Israel strikes 40 Gaza targets
Jerusalem/Gaza: The Israeli army has announced that it had bombed 40 targets in the central Gaza Strip as Hamas claimed its militants had killed and wounded some Israeli soldiers south of Gaza…