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Topic: Gaza Strip

Israel & Hamas agree to Qatar-brokered 4-day truce in exchange for 50 hostages held in Gaza

Proposal by Qatar was delivered Tuesday. Hamas reportedly says it'll free 50 hostages for Tel Aviv releasing 150 prisoners. Israel has made no mention regarding release of Palestinians.

Over 100 evacuees from Gaza set to arrive in Turkey Monday, dozens to receive medical treatment

A month ago, Turkish deputy foreign minister said around 700 people, including Turkish, Palestinian, & northern Cypriot citizens, had applied to Turkey to be evacuated from Gaza.

‘Can do nothing but pray’ – patients’ screams echo in al-Shifa as Israel storms Gaza’s biggest hospital

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.

Israel says ready to evacuate infants from Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza city

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.

‘If there is hell on earth, it is northern Gaza’ — UN says hospitals bombarded amid Israeli strikes

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.

Won’t accept partial tax funds, says Palestinian PM as Israel withholds transfers for Gaza

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.

Israel rejects calls for ceasefire, Hezbollah strikes back at Israel after Lebanon attack

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.

Netanyahu suspends Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu after he says nuclear bomb on Gaza ‘an option’

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'.

Egypt receives first injured from Gaza through Rafah crossing

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.

Rafah crossing between Gaza & Egypt opens for limited evacuation of foreigners, injured

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.

On Camera

Bads of Bollywood brought Emraan Hashmi out of our guilty pleasure closet, made him cool

With his cameo in Bads of Bollywood, Emraan Hashmi, who has long shifted away from his signature bold image, got the chance to revive his boyhood charm.

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.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.