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TopicIsrael-Gaza violence

Topic: Israel-Gaza violence

Another Palestinian journalist in Gaza killed by Israeli strikes, toll of dead scribes at least 22

Voice of Al-Aqsa Radio’s presenter Duaa Sharaf and her child were killed Thursday morning after Israeli jets bombed her house in central Gaza.

Israel has asked India to designate Hamas as a terror organisation, says ambassador Gilon

'We are not putting pressure, we are asking,' says Israeli envoy. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi reiterates that designation of a terror group is a 'legal matter'.

Israel turns to besieged Gaza residents for information about hostages, offers security, money

The message to Gaza comes as thousands of soldiers stand ready at the border ahead of a ground incursion, which the IDF says will fully dismantle Hamas.

Indian govt response to Israel-Gaza war linked to BJP’s disregard for Muslim world sentiments, says Omar

At a media interaction, former J&K CM Omar Abdullah also spoke about Congress-SP seat-sharing spat in MP, adding that 'we (INDIA) seem to be falling apart in UP'.

Urdu press hails SC ruling on same-sex marriage, says ‘unnatural practice’ needs ‘cure’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Ambulances on fire, courtyard full of bodies’ — war surgeon recalls moment of Al-Ahli hospital blast

Speaking to ThePrint from Gaza, Dr Abu-Sitta says he'd moved to the hospital that very day to help. He was treating a patient when he heard 'the loud screeching noise of a missile'.

Israel to evacuate over 20,000 residents of town near Lebanon border after flare up

Evacuees from Kiryat Shmona will be put up in state-subsidised guesthouses, Israel said, joining tens of thousands of Israelis who have already left their homes near the southern Gaza border.

‘Our trucks are loaded & ready to go’ into Gaza, says WHO as Israel eases border restrictions

The delivery of aid is set to be the first after Israel said it would impose a 'total blockade' on the narrow Gaza Strip, home to 2.3 million people, in response to the attack by Hamas.

EU holds emergency meeting in a bid for ‘unity’ amid deep divisions over Israel-Hamas war

While the EU maintained a largely united front in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, deep divisions have come to the fore during the Israel-Hamas crisis.

Arab leaders shun Biden as Israel, Gaza trade charges over hospital blast that killed hundreds

Rescuers still pulling bodies from rubble after blast killed hundreds at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital. Authorities in Gaza say it was Israeli strike, Israel blames failed rocket launch by Palestinian group.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

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?