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UAE’s floating hospital in Al Arish starts receiving Gaza patients
Abu Dhabi: The UAE floating hospital, anchored in the Port of Al-Arish, officially commenced operations today, providing vital medical assistance to the Palestinian people. The first patients, Gazans suffering from diverse injuries…
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Israel has the right to defend itself; calls for ceasefire naive and dangerous: Braverman
Mumbai: UK’s former Home Secretary Suella Braverman on Saturday said Israel has the right to defend itself from attacks by terrorists and calls for an immediate ceasefire to end the conflict with…
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Israel-Hamas war: Ceasefire possibilities imminent as Hamas come down on number of demands
Tel Aviv: A Hamas delegation — which is in Paris for negotiations for a ceasefire deal with Israel — has come down on many of its demands. Sources in Israel defence ministry…
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22 killed in Israeli airstrike on central Gaza Strip
Gaza: An Israeli airstrike on a house in the central Gaza Strip has reportedly killed at least 22 Palestinians and wounded others. The house in Deir el-Balah was sheltering displaced people when…
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40 killed, 100 injured in Israeli bombings on central Gaza: Hamas
Gaza: At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 100 others injured in Israeli airstrikes on the central Gaza Strip, the media office of the Hamas-run government in Gaza has said in a…
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Israel to send delegation for Gaza truce talks in Paris
Jerusalem: Israel’s war cabinet decided on Thursday night to send a delegation for Gaza ceasefire talks in Paris on Friday, as international negotiators renew efforts to secure a deal between Israel and…
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Israeli army re-enters Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after short withdrawal
Gaza: The Israeli army sent four armoured personnel carriers into Nasser Hospital shortly after it withdrew troops from the facility, the Gaza-based Palestinian health ministry has said in a statement. Palestinian security…
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US vetoes UN resolution demanding immediate cease-fire in Gaza
United Nations: The UN Security Council on Tuesday failed to adopt a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war after a veto by the US. The 15-nation Council met…
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Joe Biden’s top middle east advisor to visit Israel, Egypt
Tel Aviv: With the ceasefire mooted by the US, Egypt and Qatar in the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel not gaining traction, US President Joe Biden’s top advisor is scheduled to…
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8 patients die due to oxygen shortage in besieged Gaza hospital
Gaza: Eight patients have died in a major hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis city after days of power outage and oxygen supply shortage due to continuous Israeli strikes on the facility,…
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Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 29,000: Ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll resulting from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 29,000, the Gaza-based Health Ministry announced. According to a press statement from the Ministry on…
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IDF closing in on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is closing in on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, widely believed to be the mastermind behind October 7 massacre in southern Israel, leading to the death…
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Hamas accuses Israel of impeding efforts to reach ceasefire
Gaza: Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has accused Israel of impeding efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. In a press statement sent to Xinhua news agency, Haniyeh said on Saturday,…
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Jaishankar talks Gaza situation with Palestinian counterpart al-Maliki
Munich: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Sunday met his Palestinian counterpart Riyad al-Maliki during which they exchanged views on the current situation in war-torn Gaza. Jaishankar is in Germany to attend…