Israel collects tax from occupied areas in West Bank and then transfers the funds to the Palestinian Authority under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides.
Inter-Agency Standing Committee, forum of 18 UN & non-UN humanitarian partners, calls for an end to the violence. Their statement expresses concern for suffering of civilians on both sides.
A joint statement from heads of all major UN agencies has expressed outrage at the civilian death toll in Gaza and called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'.
Tensions increased with Lebanon as an Israeli strike on a car in the south of the country killed three children and their grandmother, Lebanese authorities said.
Ackman, a hedge fund manager and Harvard graduate, wrote a letter to university president Claudine Gay, urging her to take action against harassment of Jewish students & faculty.
Pope Francis, 86, has already called for the creation of humanitarian corridors and has said a two-state solution was needed to put an end to the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel PM says minister's statements are 'not based in reality' & country's defence forces operating 'in accordance with highest standards of international law to avoid harming innocents'.
Rally organised by Solidarity Youth Movement made headlines after a video message from Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal was broadcast. Police probe 'found nothing wrong' in the speech.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
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.
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