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Topic: Gaza

24 Israeli soldier killed in Gaza fighting, highest single-day death toll since October

The assault came as Israeli forces pushed deep into western Khan Younis in Gaza, with air, sea and land bombardment that included storming hospital and arresting medical staff.

UN aid chief Martin Griffiths calls anew for Gaza ceasefire, urges UN action to bring war to end

Quoting Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry, he said that more than 23,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 58,000 injured since Israel launched the offensive.

WHO cancels medical supplies’ delivery to north Gaza after failing to receive security guarantees

It was the 4th time WHO had had to call off planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to Al-Awda Hospital and central drug store in northern Gaza since 26 Dec.

Auschwitz Memorial wants followers on X to return. But it needs to listen first

It posted a statement on X supporting the Israeli bombardment of Gaza on 20 November. Its plea for engagement after losing followers was met with a lesson on how to practise what you preach.

Red Sea attacks a rent-seeking gesture not war cry. Bombing Yemen won’t fix the crisis

For the moment, Israel's conflict in Gaza provides enough legitimacy to deploy substantial peacekeeping forces through the Red Sea, but the model is unsustainable.

Israel war on Gaza has gone beyond ‘right to self-defence’ to ‘responsibility to protect’

While ‘responsibility to protect’ strictly applies to regimes carrying out genocide against its own population, it's time to ask if it can't be applied in Gaza too, where Israel is bombing and forcibly evacuating people.

Israel bombs northern Gaza, Palestinians say 166 killed in 24 hours

Fighting reported throughout Sunday morning. Casualties are mounting on both sides, with Israel's published combat losses now at 154 since the war began in October.

As fighting rages in northern Gaza, Biden speaks with Netanyahu

Israel’s chief military spokesperson said that its forces had achieved almost complete operational control of northern Gaza, and would move the offensive to the south soon.

Palestinians don’t trust Hamas with their future. They need leaders, not a militia

Neither the militant Hamas nor the autocratic Palestinian Authority under Mahmoud Abbas inspire much confidence among Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, two recent surveys show.

UN Security Council to vote on proposal demanding aid access to Gaza

Diplomats said fate of draft resolution hinges on final negotiations between Israel ally and council veto power, the United States, and the UAE, which has drafted the text.

On Camera

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.