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- India
Israel-Hamas conflict: India calls for strict observance of humanitarian law
New Delhi: Days after an attack on a hospital in Gaza triggered global outrage, India on Thursday called for strict observance of international humanitarian law. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said…
- Middle East
Hamas says 200-250 Israeli captives held in Gaza
Gaza: Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas militant group, said there were 200 to 250 Israeli hostages in Gaza who were captured after the October 7 attack. In a televised…
- Middle East
‘We are on the ‘verge of collapse’, Head of UN agency for Palestinian refugees
United Nations/Jerusalem: The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, which has the largest UN footprint in the Gaza Strip, has warned that it is on the “verge of collapse” and was even…
- Bollywood
Sonam Kapoor breaks silence on Israel-Palestine war, see her Insta story
Mumbai: Popular Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor is the latest celebrity to break the silence on the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel. The war has claimed thousands of innocent lives to date…
- Middle East
1,400 Israelis, 2,670 Palestinians killed as war enters 10th day
Jerusalem: The death toll in the raging conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip is more than 4,000, as violence continued for the 10th consecutive day on Monday. According to…
- Middle East
Israel resumes water supply to Gaza Strip, says White House
Jerusalem: Israel has resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said. The decision is publicised by US National Security…
- Middle East
Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms
Gaza: Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said. Tens of thousands…
- India
Israel-Hamas conflict: India withdraws from Chess Championship in Egypt
Chennai: The ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict had its impact on Indian chess with the All India Chess Federation (AICF) announcing its decision to withdraw from the World Cadet Chess Championship to be held…
- Middle East
Jordan sends relief plane to Gaza
Amman: Jordan on Thursday dispatched a plane with humanitarian aid, including essential medical supplies to the Gaza Strip. The relief plane will land in Egypt before making its way to the Gaza…
- Middle East
1300 Israelis, 1,417 Palestinians killed as war enters 6th day
As the war between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas entered its sixth day on Thursday, October 12, the death toll on both sides has risen to more than 2,700, with more…
- Middle East
Airstrikes target Hamas tunnel network in Gaza: Israel Defense Forces
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said the latest airstrikes were aimed at destroying a network of tunnels in the Gaza Strip that the Hamas has used as an operations…
- Middle East
CEOs want Harvard student groups’ blacklisted for pro-Palestine statement
A group of 34 Harvard University student groups recently issued a statement in solidarity with Palestine amid the continuing airstrikes by Israel on the Gaza Strip. They called Israel an ‘apartheid regime’…
- Entertainment
‘You can’t beat a country that is protected by Allah’: Yumna Zaidi on Israel-Palestine war
Islamabad: Popular Pakistani actress Yumna Zaidi who is popular across Asia and Middle Eastern countries has amassed huge fan following after giving back to back hit TV serials. As the ongoing conflict…
- Middle East
Israel forms unity government as war intensifies
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a top opposition leader on Wednesday reached a deal to form a war-time unity government to oversee the operations against Palestinian militant group Hamas amid…
- Middle East
1200 Israelis, 1100 Palestinians killed as war enters 5th day
As the Israel-Palestine war entered its fifth day on Wednesday, October 11, the death toll on both sides has risen to at least 2,300 and is expected to escalate. Gaza’s Ministry of…
