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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

India’s close encounters with Pakistan on Siachen

Pakistan's SSG team was not adequately provisioned for the inclement weather. If it managed to consolidate its position, the story of Siachen would have been different. 

Recovery of energy flows will be ‘gradual rather than immediate’ as Hormuz re-opens post ceasefire

The reopening of the Strait of Hormuz eases supply fears, but controlled shipping, slow output recovery, and high costs may delay oil flow normalisation for months.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.