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Israeli airstrike kills seven foreign aid workers in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes on Gaza killed seven workers from a team that was distributing food to people, including foreigners, according to the Gaza government media office and the nonprofit organization World Central Kitchen.…
- Middle East
Netanyahu revives push to ban Al Jazeera network in Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Monday, April 1, revived a push to shut down Qatari satellite television station Al Jazeera in Israel. Through his party spokesperson, he said parliament would be convened…
- Middle East
Israel withdraws troop from Shifa Hospital after 2-week raid
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Monday that they wrapped up their operation against Hamas terrorists at Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital overnight, with all the troops leaving the area, reported…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu undergoes ‘successful’ hernia surgery
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu underwent successful surgery for a hernia on Sunday, at a time when discontent is growing against his government amid a bloody conflict with Hamas in Gaza.…
- Middle East
US, Israel to hold virtual meet on Rafah operations today
Tel Aviv: The US and Israel will hold a virtual meeting of senior officials regarding the Rafah operations. The meeting will be held later on Monday. The US side is likely to…
- Middle East
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 32,705: Ministry
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 32,705, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. In a press statement, the Ministry added on Saturday that…
- World
US approves to send bombs, jets to Israel: Report
United States (US) President Joe Biden in recent days has quietly approved the transfer of billions of dollars in bombs and fighter jets to Israel, The Washington Post reported. This comes despite Washington expressing…
- Middle East
UNRWA chief urges Israel to allow food delivery to Gaza amid warnings of famine
Gaza: Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), has urged Israel to allow the organisation’s food and nutrition convoys reach northern Gaza and to…
- Middle East
Death toll rises to 42 after Israeli strikes hit Syria’s Aleppo
Damascus: The death toll from Israeli airstrikes that hit Syria’s northern city of Aleppo has risen to 42, a war monitor reported, updating the previous report of 36 fatalities. The airstrikes targeted…
- Middle East
Israel kills Hezbollah rocket unit commander in Lebanon
Jerusalem: The Deputy Commander of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile unit, Ali Abed Akhsan Naim, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. The Hezbollah official…
- Middle East
Israel to send delegations for new round of Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem: Israel is ready to send delegations to Qatar and Egypt for negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire deal, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. After speaking with David…
- Middle East
Iran calls for international action against Israel’s ‘genocidal crime’ in Gaza
Tehran: Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani has called on governments and international organisations to fulfill their “human, legal and historical responsibility” and take action to stop Israel’s “genocidal crime” against Palestinians…
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DRDO, Israel firm develop new surface-to-air missile for India
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) have jointly developed the Medium Range Surface-to-Air Missile (MRSAM) system for the Indian Air Force and Navy. The system comprises…
- Middle East
Ireland seeks to join South Africa at ICJ in genocide case against Israel
Ireland announced that it would join South Africa in the case brought against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in relation to the genocide in Gaza Strip since October 7,…
- Middle East
Israel bracing for 6-week Rafah operation immediately after Ramzan
Tel Aviv: The Israel government is bracing for a final operation in the Rafah region in Gaza bordering Egypt where it believes that most of the Israeli hostages and their handlers are.…