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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIsrael-Hamas conflict

Topic: Israel-Hamas conflict

Gaza, Ukraine to Haiti & Myanmar — major conflicts around the world & what you need to know

In 2023, the world witnessed 40% increase in conflicts since 2020. ThePrint looks at some of the most intense conflicts raging across the world, with help of maps & historical context.

Thousands gather in multiple protests in Israel against Netanyahu after Hamas hostage video

Amid an impending hostage deal, a video released by Hamas showed Israeli hostages sharing their ordeal, addressing loved ones.

Israel’s war cabinet discusses efforts to free remaining hostages held in Gaza

Framework outlines that Hamas should release 40 of hostages — women, sick & elderly — during first 6-week pause in fighting. In return, Israel to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

Iran seizes Israel-affiliated container ship in Persian Gulf, 17 Indians among crew

Iran's IRGC Navy Saturday seized MSC Aries, which was on its way to Navi Mumbai. India is in touch with Iranian authorities to ensure security & early release of Indians, it is learnt.

Israel military withdraws troops from Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital after a two-week operation

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.

IAF to become future-ready aerospace force, says Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari

Chaudhari made the remarks during his address to student officers at the Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) in Wellington on March 22.

Fighting at Shifa hospital rages, with Blinken in Cairo for Gaza talks

Israel said its troops had killed more than 50 Hamas gunmen over the previous day, taking the number of fighters killed around the hospital to 140.

Protests erupt in Israel for hostage release, conscription of ultra-Orthodox in military

The protests were over 5 months into Gaza war and against Netanyahu’s coalition govt, demanding end to exemption of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men from compulsory military service.

As geopolitics, economic woes slow petroleum exports to US & EU, India finds new markets in Asia, Africa

Data shows that India’s refined petroleum exports went from $96.57 billion in FY23 to $61.41 billion in FY24. Experts say decline is mainly due to Russia-Ukraine war.

Congress terms Israel’s actions in Gaza as ‘genocide’, seeks ‘immediate ceasefire’

Party leader Salman Khurshid said ‘the UN is helpless as people are slaughtered’, a day after Priyanka Vadra termed Gaza violence as ‘genocide being carried out with impunity’.  

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.