Even if it were argued that the hospital was a lawful target due to its being used by Hamas fighters, the collateral damage would have been vast, violating the rule on proportionality.
The Israeli military has said its forces are operating in the area to locate weapons and destroy tunnels used by militants, despite widespread protests at home and international condemnation.
Israeli forces struck Nasser hospital in south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing at least 20 people including journalists from Reuters, the AP, Al Jazeera and other outlets.
The fresh deaths raise number of journalists killed in Gaza in 2 yrs of conflict to 192, says Committee to Protect Journalists. AP, Reuters demand official explanation from Israel.
At least 34 people were killed in Israeli strikes in the enclave overnight and Tuesday, local health authorities said, including 18 people around Gaza City.
Demonstrators waved Israeli flags & carried photos of hostages at rallies across the country, while some protesters blocked roads including main route between Jerusalem & Tel Aviv.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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