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Thursday, January 15, 2026
TopicIsrael-Gaza violence

Topic: Israel-Gaza violence

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.

‘In solidarity with Israel’ — India stands apart from Global South, joins West in condemning Hamas

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condemned “terrorist attacks” by Hamas, while expressing “solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour”.

What is Gaza Strip & how it turned into Hamas launch pad against Israel

Gaza borders Israel, Egypt & eastern coast of Mediterranean Sea. Home to over 20 lakh, it has suffered from chronic power shortages, severely affecting essential services.

On Camera

Trump tariffs, import dependence are holding back America’s manufacturing renaissance

Better tax, regulatory, and monetary policy should indeed provide a tailwind for manufacturing, but the sector will probably continue to struggle.

Designed to oversee corn & crude futures, Wall Street regulator grapples with crypto, sports gambling

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is on the precipice of gaining new crypto oversight as lawmakers continue to negotiate major legislation.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.