A third batch of Israel and foreign hostages was released from Hamas captivity on Sunday evening as the group arrived in Israel. They numbered 17, including 14 Israelis and three Thai citizens. The Hamas Group handed over the former captives to the humanitarian organisation Red Cross and were further taken for medical examination. Among those … Read more
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday visited the Gaza Strip, receiving security briefings, interacting with soldiers, and inspecting one of the revealed tunnels. According to the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), he stressed that the country’s operations against Hamas will continue until victory. Addressing the soldiers, Netanyahu highlighted the three goals of the war: “Eliminate … Read more
Last Updated: November 25, 2023, 15:44 IST Protesters calling for a permanent end to the Israel-Hamas war block the intersection of Fairfax Avenue and 3rd Street in Los Angeles on Black Friday, November 24, 2023. (AP) An intelligence assessment of the Israel-Hamas war accessed by News18 says Chinese-owned TikTok is amplifying pro-Osama Bin Laden content … Read more
New Delhi:The Israeli government announced the names of the 13 hostages who were freed from Gaza on Friday, after being kidnapped by Hamas terrorists in the October 7 attack. The 13 hostages included four children, their mothers, and five elderly women. They were among the 240 people who were taken hostage by Hamas gunmen who … Read more
Qatar, Turkey, and the United States have been trying for several days to achieve a ceasefire.
New Delhi: The United Nations cautioned on Tuesday that amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, fuel shortages and worsening sanitation in the Gaza Strip are raising fears of a health crisis, forming a perfect storm that raises concerns of tragedy, reported news agency AFP. UNICEF stated that there was a serious threat of a mass disease outbreak … Read more
Relatives of some of the 240 people held by Hamas in Gaza urged far-right Israeli lawmakers on Monday not to pursue proposed capital punishment for captured Hamas terrorists, saying that even talk of doing so might endanger the hostages. A number of suspected gunmen were detained after members of the armed Islamist faction breached the … Read more
The United States has carried out an air strike at a facility operated by Iran-backed militias in response to attacks on the American troops in Syria and Iraq triggered by the Israel-Hamas war. Pentagon said the US carried out two air strikes in Syria against Iran and its aligned groups on Sunday, reported Reuters. This … Read more
While Israel focuses on winning the war against Hamas, the U.S. has been pressing for commitments on what will come next. Speaking in Tokyo last week, Secretary of State Antony Blinken laid out five “Nos”: “No forcible displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. . . . No use of Gaza as a platform for terrorism or … Read more
Updated Nov. 12, 2023 3:46 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Israeli troops and Hamas militants fought intense street battles Sunday around the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital, leaving the medical facility with dwindling supplies for thousands sheltering there while a power outage led to the death of two newborns, according to doctors there. Doctors … Read more