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TopicIsrael-Gaza violence

Topic: Israel-Gaza violence

Open to pauses in fighting for aid & entry-exit of hostages, not to ceasefire: Israel PM Netanyahu

Having promised to destroy Gaza's Hamas rulers, Netanyahu further says Israel would need security responsibility over the Palestinian enclave for an 'indefinite period' after the war.

‘Enough is enough’: UN leaders demand humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza

'A population is besieged, denied access to essentials, bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals & places of worship. This is unacceptable', UN chiefs said in a joint statement.

Iran foreign minister writes to BRICS members, urges intervention in ‘dire’ Gaza situation

In his letter, Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called BRICS a critical ‘post-Western alliance’. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar also spoke to his Iranian counterpart Sunday.

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.

Gaza records highest ever UN fatalities in single conflict after 88 staffers killed amid ongoing war

A joint statement from heads of all major UN agencies has expressed outrage at the civilian death toll in Gaza and called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'.

‘Freedom fighters, not terrorists’ — Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind chief lauds Hamas for ‘courage & bravery’

In statement released Sunday, Arshad Madani accuses Israel of having 'illegally occupied the territories of Palestine'.

Protestors mass outside Israeli PM Netanyahu’s residence, demand arrest amid attacks by Hamas

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Police held back protesters outside the residence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, amid widespread anger at the failures that led to last month's deadly

Bahrain freezes ties with Israel, calls for Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as capital

Bahrain, an Abraham Accords signatory, recalled its ambassador from Israel & said Tel Aviv’s ambassador had left the country. This comes as countries were trying to normalise ties.

‘Now, they shoot to kill’—Israeli settler attacks in West Bank fuel the fire as Gaza war rages

Violence in Israeli-occupied West Bank, already at a more than 15-year high this year, spiked after Israel entered a new war with Gaza in response to Hamas attack on 7 October.

20 Australians leave Gaza Strip and enter Egypt via Rafah border crossing

At least 320 foreign nationals left the Palestinian enclave to cross into Egypt Wednesday, the first to benefit from a deal mediated by Qatar.

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Afzalgunj to Begum Bazar—Hyderabad’s markets don’t look ‘nawabi’. Marwaris, Gujjus built them

Some of Hyderabad’s oldest jewellery and perfume stores—many dating back to the Nizam era—are run by Marwari, Gujrati, and Jain families.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

China pushes for separation of border issue from larger bilateral ties at 24th round of talks with India

New Delhi: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi Tuesday pushed for a “dual-track” progress for ties with India, separating economic ties from the boundary question,...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?