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TopicIsrael-Hamas war

Topic: Israel-Hamas war

‘US must be called out for arms sale to Israel,’ says activist who returned Magsaysay award in protest

Social activist Sandeep Pandey, who was honoured with Ramon Magsaysay award in 2002, says recognition of Palestine as sovereign state only solution to conflict in Middle East.

US and Europe make new diplomatic push to stop Gaza war escalating

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh CAIRO/GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Europe's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, were due in the Middle East on Friday to try to

Hamas deputy leader killed in drone strike in Beirut, Lebanese PM condemns ‘new Israeli crime’

Saleh al-Arouri, 57, served as deputy director of Hamas's political bureau and was regarded as the de facto head of its military branch in the West Bank.

Only 15% of Israelis want Netanyahu to keep job after Gaza war, finds survey by Israel think tank

Israel Democracy Institute's poll found Benny Gantz, Netanyahu's political rival & current war cabinet partner, received support from 23% of respondents while 30% named no preferred leader.

What was ‘reasonableness law’, Netanyahu’s controversial judicial reform now struck down by Israel SC

In July last year, Israeli parliament passed law restricting courts from ruling against government and ministerial decisions on grounds of judicial reasonableness.

Israel withdraws some troops, intensity of operation in north of Palestinian enclave lower, says US

Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza districts Monday, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers. Meanwhile, fighting raged elsewhere along with bombardment.

Israeli forces attack central, southern Gaza Strip in offensive against Hamas

Thursday night, an Israeli airstrike in southern city of Khan Younis killed 8 Palestinians, while 3 were killed and 6 injured in Israeli missile strike in central Gaza’s Maghazi camp.

Israel war on Gaza has gone beyond ‘right to self-defence’ to ‘responsibility to protect’

While ‘responsibility to protect’ strictly applies to regimes carrying out genocide against its own population, it's time to ask if it can't be applied in Gaza too, where Israel is bombing and forcibly evacuating people.

66 arrested in pro-Palestinian protests at New York and Los Angeles airports

The protests came as the UN health agency reported thousands of people trying to flee fighting that has raged in the coastal Palestinian enclave since 7 October Hamas attack on Israel.

As Navy deploys missile destroyers to Red Sea, a look at why Houthi attacks on ships matter to India

The Iran-backed Houthi militants of Yemen have been attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea — a gateway to the trade-critical Suez Canal. This has a direct bearing on India’s energy security.

On Camera

6 reasons Trump’s Gaza plan won’t work—even if Hamas accepts it

On paper, the 21-point plan looks balanced—Palestinian governance, international oversight, reconstruction pledges. But in reality, it is a non-negotiable diktat.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.