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TopicIsrael-Gaza violence

Topic: Israel-Gaza violence

‘Only one committing war crimes…Israel. We will stay put,’ says Gaza-based human rights lawyer

Speaking to ThePrint from Gaza, Raji Sourani, founder of Palestinian Centre for Human Rights, says according to Israel & its allies, all Palestinians are 'genetically terrorists'.

US President Biden to visit Israel amid humanitarian crisis sparked by Israel-Hamas war

Biden's visit will mark significant show of support by US for its top Middle East ally where Hamas gunmen killed 1,300 people during a rampage through towns in southern Israel on 7 October.

Urdu dailies slam Modi govt for siding with Israel & international community’s ‘double standards’

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

‘I see death closing in’ — as warplanes circle above, Palestinian says Gaza will never be the same

In a video interview, Naim Khatib, a retired govt employee who lives in northern Gaza, claims he lost 10 members of his extended family, half of them children, in Israeli airstrikes.

Amid Hamas ‘mass mobilisation’ call, Indian states on alert as agencies warn of protests, disruptions

Intelligence inputs sent to police depts wherever there is a significant Jewish population or settlements, it is learnt. Security cordon established outside Israel embassy in Delhi.

Normalising Israel’s ties with Arab states — what are Abraham Accords & how Hamas war may impact them

Hamas has criticised the Abraham Accords signed by Israel with UAE, Morocco, Bahrain & Sudan. Now, experts wonder if the ongoing conflict could complicate these treaties.

US says in talks with Israel, Egypt about safe passage for Gaza civilians from airstrikes

Gaza's Health Ministry said at least 900 Palestinians were killed and up to 4,600 wounded in Israeli air strikes on the blockaded enclave since Saturday.

Assembly polls on the way & ‘along a Middle East intersection’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Israeli survivor says Hamas terrorists bombed families in their homes — ‘my friend burnt alive’

Sharon Alderon lives in southern Israel’s kibbutz Sufa, close to Gaza. Her brother-in-law and his two kids remain missing, feared captured by Hamas.

Most advanced aircraft carrier, cruiser & 4 destroyers — what is US Navy force sent to support Israel

In US Navy, a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is a naval formation led by an aircraft carrier — USS Gerald R. Ford, in this case — with several surface and subsurface ships.

On Camera

Mahindra is gearing up for future buyers. Unveils limited edition ‘Bat’ BE6, 4 new concepts

This is the first time Mahindra is making an ‘all-in-one’ platform like global carmakers. However, it will most likely skip hybrid vehicles.

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?