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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Eight months into the war, this is believed to be the first 'international' casualty to be reported. 46-year-old Waibhav Kale joined UNDSS two months ago ‘to make a difference’.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
The hypocrisy of media that pushed for no response or ‘peace’ from about day 3 of the attacks was evident. Unlike other wars this one was started by primal cruelty of barabaric terrorists raping and murdering civilians. Something out of a previos dark time. To harp usual platitudes of peace against this force is plainh hypocrisy. Why does no society have the right to permanently address such threats? What does the Israeli taxpayer pay taxes for?
The hypocrisy of media that pushed for no response or ‘peace’ from about day 3 of the attacks was evident. Unlike other wars this one was started by primal cruelty of barabaric terrorists raping and murdering civilians. Something out of a previos dark time. To harp usual platitudes of peace against this force is plainh hypocrisy. Why does no society have the right to permanently address such threats? What does the Israeli taxpayer pay taxes for?