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Fears of huge ground invasion of Gaza grow as Israel vows ‘mighty vengeance’
Jerusalem: Fears of a huge ground invasion of Gaza are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to turn the besieged Palestinian enclave into a “deserted island” in response to the…
- Middle East
Israeli warplanes continue to bombard Gaza, video surfaces
Tel Aviv: Israel’s warplanes continued to bombard Gaza on Sunday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said, adding that 426 targets were struck in Gaza, including 10 towers used…
- Entertainment
Israel-Palestine crisis: Bollywood star Nushrratt Bharuccha is safe, says team
Bollywood actress Nushrratt Bharuccha, who was stranded in Israel amid the ongoing war that broke out between the country and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, is safe and on her way to…
- Middle East
Israel PM Netanyahu vows to turn Hamas hideouts into ‘rubble’
Tel Aviv: As the toll from the Hamas rocket fire and ground assault soared past 300, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday vowed to turn all known hideouts of the militant…
- India
Indian students in Israel live in fear as war escalates
Tel Aviv: Several Indian students in Israel have said that they feel nervous and scared in the face of Hamas’ attack on Israel and are in constant touch with the Indian Embassy.…
- Middle East
Hamas’ attack will be remembered as Israeli intelligence failure for ages: Report
London: Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel, on the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur war, will be “remembered as an intelligence failure for the ages”, a media report said. In the space…
- Middle East
Situation not normal, but Israel will prevail: Israel Ambassador to India
New Delhi: Following a massive attack from the Gaza Strip against Israel, Naor Gilon, Israel’s Ambassador to India on Saturday said that the “situation is not normal” but “Israel will prevail”. In…
- Middle East
‘We are at war, enemy will pay price’: Israel PM after Hamas attack
Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that hundreds of rockets fired by Hamas militants hit Israel today. “Citizens of Israel, we are at war. Not an operation not…
- Middle East
Normalizing ties with Israel betrayal of Palestinians: Hezbollah
The secretary-general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah urged Muslims across the globe to strongly oppose and condemn any kind of normal ties with Israel, Press TV reported. The leader of the…
- Middle East
Hamas to request municipal elections in Gaza for 1st time in 18 years
Gaza: The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) is planning to send an official request to the Palestinian Authority to hold municipal elections in Gaza for the first time in 18 years, a Palestinian…
- Middle East
Israel hits Gaza amid new border violence
Jerusalem: The Israeli military struck a Hamas post near the Gaza-Israel border, saying the airstrike was a response to an earlier petrol bomb thrown at an Israeli military post. A spokesperson for…
- Middle East
First Saudi ambassador to Palestine arrives in West Bank
Ramallah: The first Saudi Ambassador to Palestine, Naif bin Bandar Al-Sudairi, arrived in the West Bank, media reported. Leading an official delegation, Al-Sudairi, the non-resident ambassador to Palestine and non-resident consul general…
- Middle East
Former Hamas chief warns Israel against Al-Aqsa incursions
A senior leader of Hamas, a Palestinian nationalist movement, has warned Israel against allowing “Jewish extremists” at the Aqsa Mosque, one of the holiest sites in Islam. Khaled Meshaal, former Hamas chief who…
- Middle East
Israeli PM Netanyahu presents map erasing Palestine at UN
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a map of “The New Middle East” without Palestine during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly’s (UNGA) 78th session on Friday, September 22. Netanyahu…
- Middle East
UNESCO designates ancient Jericho in Palestine as World Heritage site
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Sunday, September 17, named ancient Jericho (Tell es-Sultan) as a World Heritage site in Palestine. The decision was made through a vote…
