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TopicIsrael-Hamas conflict

Topic: Israel-Hamas conflict

Modi raises ‘great concern’ over humanitarian crisis in Gaza in BRICS address

From being one of the first countries to condemn Hamas’s 7 Oct attack against Israel, India has been raising its concern over humanitarian situation in Gaza for better part of past year.

US holds unprecedented talks with Hamas, warns of ‘hell to pay’ on non-compliance on hostage issue

Breaking a diplomatic taboo on negotiating with 'terrorist groups', White House has given authority to hostage affairs envoy Adam Boehler to negotiate with Hamas.

Hamas hands over four Israeli hostages’ bodies in final swap as ceasefire’s first phase ends

Israel released around 620 Palestinian prisoners, on a bus that arrived in Palestine's Ramallah shortly after Hamas handed over the bodies.

Palestinians return to rubbled homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect; 3 Israeli ministers quit

Israel’s ground invasion resulted in deaths of more than 46,000 Palestinians and displaced nine out of 10 Gazans; offensive was launched in response to surprise attack by Hamas.

A chance encounter: Here’s how Israel killed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Israel Defense Forces announced that Sinwar was ‘one of three terrorists’ eliminated in Rafah in southern Gaza. His identity was confirmed through dental records and DNA test.

Israeli strikes kill Hamas leader with family in Lebanon; 3 more Palestinian leaders killed in Beirut

The killings were the latest in a two-week surge of Israeli attacks on militant targets in Lebanon, amid a conflict spreading from Gaza, the West Bank, Yemen, and within Israel.

Haniyeh killing a ‘cowardly act’, but void left in Palestinian resistance not unfillable — Urdu press

New Delhi: This week, Urdu newspapers described the assassination of Hamas’s political wing leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran as martyrdom. They also criticised the...

Quad foreign ministers take aim at China, discuss Gaza & other global conflicts at Tokyo meet

Myanmar, Russia-Ukraine war, conflict in Gaza & counter-terrorism featured in discussions Monday. The 4 leaders reiterated call for 2-state solution & urged Israel to end expansion.

Biden’s Gaza policy ‘failure’ — ex-US govt officials call for halt to security assistance to Israel

Ex-officials from American civil service, foreign service, White House & armed forces wrote that ‘flow of arms to Israel ensured undeniable complicity of US in killings in Gaza’.

‘4 hostages rescued from Gaza,’ says Israeli military

The 4 hostages, 3 males and a female were kidnapped by Hamas-led militants from Nova music festival in southern Israel, 7 October 2023.

On Camera

Cautious optimism — India’s new relationship with Tarique Rahman’s Bangladesh

Both Bangladesh and India will have to work together to repair the damage done during the Yunus administration.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.