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Monday, May 6, 2024
TopicIsrael-Palestine conflict

Topic: Israel-Palestine conflict

At least 7 Palestinians die after Israeli forces raid town in occupied West Bank, says medics

Israeli army said their forces, sent into Tulkarm to detain suspected militants, came under fire and killed several Palestinian gunmen in the skirmish that followed.

Suella Braverman sacked, ex-PM David Cameron made foreign secy in big UK cabinet reshuffle

PM Rishi Sunak sacked Braverman under pressure over her comments in a newspaper article criticising the police’s 'biased' attitude towards pro-Palestinian marches in the country.

Arab League, OIC dismiss Israel’s ‘right to self defence’, call for ICC probe into ‘war crimes’

At emergency joint session on Gaza, leaders of Arab & Muslim countries were in agreement on demand for Palestinian state with 1967 borders & ‘nuke-free-zone’ in the Middle East.

India stands with Israel against Hamas terror, with Palestine for 2-state solution, says Jaishankar

At a session of Italian Senate's External Affairs and Defence Commission, foreign minister asserts conflict & terrorism wouldn't solve Israel-Palestine conflict, pushes for 'dialogue & negotiation'.

Erdogan to join pro-Palestinian rally ahead of Turkey’s Republic centenary

Turkey has condemned Israeli civilian deaths caused by Hamas's 7 Oct rampage through southern Israel, but Erdogan this week called the militant group Palestinian 'freedom fighters'.

Israeli military says entered north Gaza overnight, still ‘in the field’

Israeli military spokesperson said they were 'broadening the humanitarian effort' and would allow trucks carrying food, water and medicine to enter southern Gaza.

Malaysia to warn TikTok, Meta for allegedly blocking pro-Palestinian content

The country's communications minister Fahmi Fadzil said Malaysians have a right to freedom of speech regarding the Palestinian cause, adding that right will not be taken away.

Gaza authorities say Israeli air strikes killed over 700 Palestinians in past 24 hours

Israel said it had killed dozens of Hamas fighters in the overnight strikes on the besieged enclave but said its war to destroy the Islamist group would take time.

Amid Israel-Hezbollah clashes, a look at UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon & India’s contribution

United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), which includes hundreds of Indian troops, has warned about increasing border clashes and pushed for de-escalation.

Obama calls on Israel to limit civilian casualties in Gaza — ‘ignoring human cost could backfire’

Former US president Barack Obama urges Tel Aviv to learn from US’ mistakes after 9/11 and warns that its actions could erode global support and undermine peace efforts.

On Camera

Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

While Chandra Shekhar Azad is a streetfighter who has caught the fancy of Dalit youth, Anil Antony is the face of the BJP’s fresh social engineering attempt.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.