The Israeli military believes the hospital sits on top of a maze of tunnels that is used by Hamas as one of its headquarters. Hamas has denied this claim.
Amid the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave's border authority said Rafah crossing into Egypt would reopen Sunday for foreign passport holders.
Biggest hospital in Gaza Strip and another with children on life support under bombardment, says UN agency WHO, adds that at least twenty hospitals in Gaza now out of action entirely.
Israel collects tax from occupied areas in West Bank and then transfers the funds to the Palestinian Authority under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides.
Tensions increased with Lebanon as an Israeli strike on a car in the south of the country killed three children and their grandmother, Lebanese authorities said.
Israel PM says minister's statements are 'not based in reality' & country's defence forces operating 'in accordance with highest standards of international law to avoid harming innocents'.
The Rafah crossing, controlled by Egypt, is the main entrance and exit point to Gaza from Egypt and is in a region tightly controlled by the Egyptian military.
1st time since conflict began last month that Rafah crossing has been opened. Qatar's mediated agreement between Egypt, Israel & Hamas, though it's unclear how long it'll remain open.
Israel said Wednesday 9 soldiers had been killed since it sent armoured troops into Gaza after weeks of air bombardments, in retaliation to an attack by Hamas militants.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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