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Topic: Gaza Strip

UK pledges £99 million to Occupied Palestinian Territories

The funding will provide essential services in Gaza and the West Bank.

International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Israel PM & country’s ex-defence minister

The international court has accused PM Benjamin Netanyahu & Yoav Gallant of 'crimes against humanity and war crimes'. Netanyahu has condemned the decision, calling it 'antisemitic'.

Israel-Hamas war started 1 yr ago. Since then, Israel has bombed over 40,000 targets in Gaza strip

The war was triggered by Hamas' 7 October attacks killing 1,200 people & taking about 250 as hostages. Israel's subsequent attack has claimed over 42,000 Palestinian lives.

Amid pauses in fighting, WHO continues polio vaccination to Gaza children, says ahead of target

The campaign has been hastened after the discovery of the 1st polio case in a Gazan baby last month, 25 years after its eradication.

Embassy in Israel issues advisory for Indian nationals, says ‘avoid unnecessary travel’

Tensions further escalated in the region after Israel killed top Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, which it said was in retaliation to attack at Golan Heights killing 12 children.

35% Israelis against Jewish settlements in West Bank, see it as threat to security, finds Pew survey

Survey done between 3 March & 4 April, 2024, shows more Israeli adults are worried about increasing violence against Jews in West Bank & East Jerusalem compared to violence against Arabs.

Unemployment nears 80% in Gaza, says UN labour agency

Israeli offensive has killed more than 36k people, according to health authorities in Gaza Strip, where around half of its population lived below poverty line even before the war.

How Israeli intelligence went from excellence in 1967 to catastrophe in 2023

Michael Oren’s ‘Six Days of War’ portrays the former president of Israel, Levi Eshkol, as understated and under-appreciated. The man, however, ensured Israel won the war in just six days.

World’s largest humanitarian network, Red Cross, calls for Gaza ceasefire

Prospects for a resumption of mediated Gaza ceasefire talks grew over the weekend, even as Israel pressed on with its offensive.

Rafah bombing, inquiries into war crimes — Where the Israel-Hamas War stands nearly eight months on

Monday’s strike in Rafah becomes the latest flash point in the Israel-Hamas conflict. Meanwhile, top international courts are undertaking judicial inquiries into the war crimes.

On Camera

Bodoland poll loss a wake-up call for Assam BJP. Zubeen’s death puts CM Sarma in a tight spot

Assam CM can’t celebrate that the Congress drew a blank in the Bodoland Territorial Council polls in 2010 as well as 2015, and bagged only one in 2020.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

Aerial warfare analyst Tom Cooper faults India’s military PR, says Pakistan does it better

In post on social media, Cooper narrated experience of MiG-21 researcher from Germany who wanted to attend aircraft’s farewell ceremony in India, and the roadblocks he faced. 

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.