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Video: 5 killed in Gaza as airdropped aid parachute fails to open
A humanitarian aid parachute that failed to open led to the death of five people in Gaza on Friday. Humanitarian aid was being airdropped and the failure of some to open up…
- Middle East
Hamas demands truce, Israeli withdrawal as prerequisites for prisoner swap deal
Gaza: The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said in a statement that a ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza are essential conditions for any prisoner exchange agreement.…
- Middle East
240 Palestinian women arrested by Israeli forces since Oct 7
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have arrested 240 Palestinian women in the West Bank and the territories occupied in 1948 since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war on October 7, 2023. On the…
- World
US to build ‘temporary port’ in Gaza for humanitarian aid
Washington: US President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union address that the country’s military will build a temporary port in Gaza for the delivery of additional humanitarian aid…
- Middle East
Hamas seeks permanent ceasefire for releasing hostages
Tel Aviv: Senior Hamas leader Osama Hamaden has said that the outfit will release the remaining 134 hostages only when the permanent ceasefire is in place and Israelis completely withdraw from Gaza.…
- Middle East
Kerala man who died in missile attack in Israel went there just 2 months ago
Kollam: A man hailing from Kerala who died in an anti-tank missile attack on Israel’s northern border had gone there only two months ago to work in a poultry farm, his father…
- India
India calls for ‘immediate de-escalation’ in Gaza
United Nations: India has called for an “immediate de-escalation and eschewing of violence” in Gaza but stopped short of specifically mentioning a ceasefire, which is now a broad demand across the UN…
- Middle East
Dozens killed in Israeli attack on Gazans waiting for aid: Health Ministry
Gaza: Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured in an Israeli attack while they were waiting for aid in Gaza City, Hamas-run Health Ministry Spokesman Ashraf al-Qedra has said in a press…
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Hamas delegation joins mediators at Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo
Cairo: A Hamas delegation has joined Qatari and US mediators in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, for talks on a new ceasefire amid indications that Israel had “more or less accepted” a six-week…