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Attacks by Hamas didn’t happen in a vacuum: UN chief
New Delhi: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said that the attacks by Hamas on October 7 did not happen in a vacuum. “Palestine has been subjected to 56 years of suffocating…
- Technology
Hackers exploit Israeli-Hamas war via fake donation emails, web links
New Delhi: Cyber-security researchers on Monday said they have identified a scam donation campaign exploiting the Israel-Hamas war via malicious emails and fake websites. To date, cybercriminals have disseminated over 500 scam…
- Middle East
Israeli troops can face grueling warfare with Hamas springing traps: Military experts
London: Israel’s armed forces have massed tens of thousands of soldiers, tanks, heavy armour and artillery along the Gaza border ahead of a much-anticipated ground assault which aims to crush Hamas in…
- Middle East
Hezbollah ‘playing very dangerous game’, could drag Lebanon into war, says Israel
Tel Aviv: Hezbollah is “playing a very dangerous game” and could drag Lebanon “into a war that it will gain nothing from,” an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson has said, the media…
- Middle East
Airstrikes in Gaza destroy 320 Hamas targets: Israeli intelligence
Tel Aviv: In a joint statement on Monday, the Shin Bet intelligence agency and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that airstrikes have destroyed 320 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip. According…
- News
Concerned over escalating attacks on Americans across Middle East: US Defense Secretary
Washington: The US has said that it is concerned over the escalating attacks on the Americans across the Middle East in wake of ongoing war between Hamas and Israel, media reports said.…
- Middle East
Israel evacuates 14 more communities near Lebanese border: Defense Ministry
Jerusalem: Israel announced plans on Sunday to evacuate 14 more communities near the Lebanese border, amid escalating cross-border fighting between Israel and militants in southern Lebanon. The communities are primarily consisting of…
- World
Erdogan discusses humanitarian aid in Gaza with Hamas chief
Istanbul: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has discussed humanitarian aid for Gaza over the phone with Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, local media reported on Sunday. Erdogan…
- World
Bodies of four Nepali students killed in Israel arrive in Kathmandu
Kathmandu: The bodies of four Nepali students killed in a Hamas attack in Israel have been brought back to Kathmandu, authorities said on Sunday. Ten Nepali students were killed when the Palestinian…
- Technology
Israel-Hamas war: Verified users responsible for 74 per cent of misinformation on X
New York: Verified users with Blue badges are the ones spreading the vast majority of misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war on X (formerly Twitter), a new study has claimed. During the first…
- Middle East
US holding back Israel from strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon
Jerusalem: The Israeli government has come under growing pressure from security establishment hawks to launch a pre-emptive strike on Hezbollah in Lebanon. However, it is also facing strong opposition from the US…
- Middle East
Death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on Gaza exceeds 4,600: Ministry
Gaza: The death toll of Palestinians from Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip has risen to 4,651, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said on Sunday. Meanwhile, 14,245 Palestinians were wounded in the coastal…
- 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…
- Technology
Palestine’s tech and startup industry bleeding amid Israel-Hamas war
Jerusalem: The Israel-Hamas war has blown apart Palestine’s growing tech and startup industry that has seen several top-notch companies emerging from Gaza despite being one of the most economically challenged regions in…
- 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…
