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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…
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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…
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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.…
- Middle East
Hezbollah announces death of five operatives in Israeli airstrike
Tel Aviv: Hezbollah has announced that five of its operatives were killed in the latest Israeli airstrikes. It said that five of its members have been killed ‘On the road to Jerusalem’…
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Israel withdraws negotiators from Qatar after Hamas rejects truce deal
Tel Aviv: Israel has recalled its negotiating team from Qatar after Hamas rejected its latest offer on a hostage deal and truce, an Israeli official said. The delegation led by the Mossad…
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US ‘perplexed’ by Netanyahu scrapping Israeli delegation’s visit to Washington
Washington: The White House has said that it was “perplexed” by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to cancel a planned visit to Washington by a delegation comprising senior Israeli officials. Netanyahu…
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Singapore makes Israeli embassy to remove FB post about Palestine, Quran
Singapore: An “insensitive” post by the Embassy of Israel here that tried to make a political point citing the holy Quran has been taken down after the intervention by the government of…
- Middle East
Will eliminate Yahya Sinwar at any cost, says Israel PM
Tel Aviv: Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar “will be killed at any cost”. The Israeli Prime Minister was speaking to mediapersons on Sunday night and…
- Middle East
Israel launches air strike in Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon
Tel Aviv: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has launched air strikes in the Baalbek region in north-eastern Lebanon on the early hours of Sunday, the Times of Israel reported, citing local Lebanese…
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Gaza peace talks yet to make headway as Israel stick to its conditions
Tel Aviv: The indirect mediatory talks between Israel and Hamas at Doha, Qatar are yet to make headway as the Israeli side stood firm on its terms for a ceasefire deal despite…