Israel Palestine conflict
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34 Palestinians killed in new shootings near food distribution centres, medics say
Deir al-Balah: At least 34 Palestinians were killed Monday in new shootings on the roads leading to Israeli-and US-supported food distribution centres in the Gaza Strip, the local Health Ministry said. The…
- Middle East
India advises nationals in Palestine to stay vigilant amid tensions
Ramallah: The Representative office of India in Ramallah on Saturday advised Indian nationals in Palestine to remain vigilant and avoid unnecessary movement in the wake of the tension in the region. Providing…
- India
India abstaining from UN motion on Gaza ‘shameful’: Priyanka Gandhi
Malappuram: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday termed as “shameful” and “disappointing” the Indian government’s decision to abstain from the UN motion to protect civilians and uphold humanitarian obligations in…
- Middle East
UN conference on Palestinian state postponed because of Middle East tensions
Paris: A top-level UN conference on a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians scheduled for next week has been postponed amid surging tensions in the Middle East, French President Emmanuel Macron…
- India
India abstains on UNGA resolution criticising Israel
United Nations: India has abstained again on a General Assembly resolution critical of Israel, saying that the efforts should be focused on bringing the two sides in the Gaza conflict closer to…
- Business
Rupee dives 59 paise against US dollar on spike in crude oil prices
Mumbai: The rupee plummeted 59 paise to 86.11 against the US dollar on Friday due to a spike in global oil prices and a firm dollar amid rising tensions in the Middle…
- Middle East
Global March to Gaza: Thousands join to demand end to blockade
Thousands of activists from around the world are marching towards the Gaza Strip in a peaceful show of solidarity, demanding an end to genocide and the humanitarian blockade imposed amid Israel’s ongoing…
- Middle East
Family pleads for release of Nepali student abducted by Hamas
Kathmandu: The family of a Nepali man taken captive by the Palestinian militant group Hamas appealed Thursday to his captors for his release, stressing that he has no involvement in the conflict…
- Middle East
Israel deporting 6 more activists detained on Gaza aid boat, rights group says
Jerusalem: Israel is deporting six more activists who were detained when it seized an aid boat bound for the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, according to the rights group representing them. The six include…
- Middle East
Hamas kills 12 fighters in Gaza; Israeli-backed group says they were aid workers
Cairo: A unit of the Hamas-run police force said it killed 12 members of an Israeli-backed militia after detaining them early Thursday in the Gaza Strip. Hours earlier, an Israel-supported aid group…
- Middle East
Israel recovers bodies of two more hostages from Gaza
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the bodies of two hostages had been recovered from Gaza in a joint operation carried out by the Israeli military and the domestic…
- Middle East
90 pc Gaza schools completely destroyed: UN report
United Nations: A new report by the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) has raised alarm over the scale of destruction in Gaza, accusing Israeli forces of damaging or destroying…
- Middle East
Over 55,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war: Gaza health officials
Tel Aviv: The Palestinian death toll from the 20-month Israel-Hamas war has climbed past 55,000, the Gaza Health Ministry said on Wednesday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office, meanwhile, said that Israel’s…
- News
Six killed by Israeli gunfire near Gaza aid site, Hamas officials
Khan Younis: Palestinians say Israeli forces and allied local gunmen fired toward a crowd heading to an Israeli- and US-supported food distribution centre in the Gaza Strip early Monday. Gaza’s Health Ministry…
- Middle East
Israel says body of Hamas commander Mohammed Sinwar recovered from Gaza tunnel
Jerusalem: The Israeli military said that it had recovered the body of Mohammed Sinwar, head of Hamas’ military wing, from a tunnel in the southern Gaza Strip and taken it to Israel.…
