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TopicGaza Strip

Topic: Gaza Strip

Ceasefire talks between Hamas, mediators end with no breakthrough as Ramzan deadline looms

Senior Hamas official Bassem Naim said Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘doesn’t want to reach an agreement and the ball now is in the Americans’ court.’

‘Israel agrees to halt Gaza war during Ramzan, risks losing world support,’ says Joe Biden

The US president said that he hoped to have a ceasefire in the conflict by the following Monday. Israel’s PM Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the idea of a two state solution.

Israel seeks Palestinians ‘not affiliated to Hamas’ to manage affairs in Gaza

Hamas says plan will exclude anyone on Palestinian Authority's payroll, creating an 'Israel re-occupied' Gaza

Israel launches another assault on Gaza, US promises to respond to 1st deadly strike on its forces

3 US servicemen were killed and at least 34 wounded in a drone attack by Iran-backed militants in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border, says US Central Command.

Mandela-Arafat friendship, lessons from apartheid — why South Africa’s taking Israel to ICJ over Gaza

South Africa has been among the most strident critics of Israel's military operation. It has gone as far as to say that Gaza has turned into a 'concentration camp'. 

Israel withdraws some troops, intensity of operation in north of Palestinian enclave lower, says US

Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza districts Monday, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers. Meanwhile, fighting raged elsewhere along with bombardment.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that began before midnight persist into Christmas day, at least 78 killed

Local residents and Palestinian media say Israel stepped up air and ground shelling against al-Bureij in central Gaza. Clergy have cancelled celebrations in Bethlehem.

Israel launches fresh strikes on Gaza as UNSC moves closer to vote on aid access

One Israeli strike on refugee camp in northern Gaza Sunday killed 90 Palestinians, according to Gaza health ministry spokesperson, while another missile attack on a family home killed 24.

22-year-old Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi among 30 prisoners freed by Israel Thursday

Tamimi rose to prominence as a 16-year-old in 2017, when she slapped an Israeli soldier who raided her West Bank village of Nabi Saleh. She had been sentenced to eight months in prison for it.

WHO warns disease poses greater threat than bombs in war-torn Gaza

At a briefing, WHO's Margaret Harris said that there are no medicines or vaccination activities, including access to safe water and hygiene, in Gaza.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.