Jerusalem: Israeli forces entered Syria to arrest a terror operative who was working with Iranian agents, the Israel Defense Forces disclosed on Sunday evening.
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Area between Litani river in south Lebanon & Blue Line—withdrawal line of Israeli forces from country in 2000—mandated by UNSC as buffer zone. But Hezbollah continues to operate there.
Israeli military said, during its operation, it had killed and detained hundreds of gunmen in clashes in the area of the hospital, and seized weaponry and intelligence documents.
Biden's trip to Middle East was curtailed after Jordan cancelled summit in aftermath of blast at Gaza hospital. Summit was to be attended by leaders of Egypt, Palestine & Jordan.
The Israel Defence Forces allege that Hamas terrorists were using civilians as human shields in the ongoing counter-offensive against them in the Gaza Strip.
Israel’s allies including US, Australia, UK have condemned combined assault of rocket fire & ground infiltration by Hamas, saying Israel has ‘absolute right to defend itself’.
Recent announcement is a major shift from Israel’s earlier view that armed Palestinians shot Akleh dead in West Bank’s Jenin; the military however will not prosecute soldiers involved.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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