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TopicIsrael-Palestine conflict

Topic: Israel-Palestine conflict

Israeli army confirms killing 3 Palestinian gunmen in a hospital in occupied West Bank

RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) -The Israeli military said on Tuesday that troops "neutralised" Hamas militants who were hiding in a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin and were planning an

US to take action to defend its troops after drone attack, Qatar fears impact on Gaza hostage talks

Iran has denied any role. US President Biden has previously ordered retaliatory attacks on Iran-backed groups but has so far stopped short of hitting Iran directly.

As world waits for ICJ ruling, Gaza says Israeli strikes killed 20 Palestinians queuing for food aid

International Court of Justice ruling due today on South Africa’s request for emergency measures against Israel in a case accusing it of state-led genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Zvi Zamir, the man behind Israel’s Munich retributions and architect of Mossad’s fame

Zamir, who died this month, was Mossad's director between 1968 and 1974, a crucial period in its evolution. But he's best remembered for warnings of imminent attack ahead of Yom Kippur War.

Obama knew what could bring agreement between Israel and Palestine. He even told Netanyahu

Obama let Netanyahu know, in no uncertain terms, that he regarded settlement building as “illegitimate.”

Israel is losing weapons to Hamas, withdrawing battalions. Gaza war now becomes Stalingrad

The extent of demolition in Gaza is now even visible from space, and in seven weeks it has easily outpaced the wrecking of historical Aleppo during the Syrian uprising.

Blinken, Wang push for stronger Sino-US ties, agree to keep talking on Israel-Hamas war

Statements by foreign ministries of the two countries differed on a 'two-state solution' for Israel-Palestine and the reported attack on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis.

Israel hosts wartime visit by Elon Musk, eyes Starlink for Gaza

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has scheduled a meeting with Musk, along with relatives of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. They will discuss how to combat 'rising antisemitism online'.

‘No consensus’ on 2-state solution to Palestine at virtual G20 meet. Xi & Biden skip, Trudeau attends

The G20 summit, hosted by Modi, got no proposal on situation in Gaza but all leaders welcomed ‘humanitarian truce’, says foreign minister S Jaishankar. Putin, too, was present for the meet.

Israel-Hamas conflict has transitioned from war to ‘terrorism’, says Pope Francis

The Pope separately met families of Israeli and Palestinian hostages hours after both sides agreed on truce for at least 4 days to allow in aid and release of hostages.

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I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.