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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIsrael-Palestine war

Topic: Israel-Palestine war

Gaza aid flotilla reports second drone attack near Tunisian port

The Global Sumud Flotilla posted a video on Instagram of the alleged attack, showing a luminous object hitting the boat and fire erupting on board.

‘Not thrilled,’ says Trump after Israel strikes Qatar

President Donald Trump said the US wants the hostages back but is unhappy 'about the way it went down today' and called Qatar a close ally.

2 shooters open fire at Jerusalem bus stop killing 5, leaving 11 injured

Israeli PM's office said PM Netanyahu was holding a 'situation assessment' with security officials. It was not immediately clear who carried out the shooting & why.

Recognition of Palestine will cause more problems, warns US Secy of State Rubio

Marco Rubio, in a meeting with his Ecuadorean counterpart, said, 'We told them all, we said if you guys do this recognition stuff, it’s all fake, it’s not even real, if you do it, you’re going to create problems.'

Gaza-bound aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg departs Barcelona after stormy weather turnaround

This is climate activist Thunberg and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham's second journey to Gaza after being denied entry by the Israeli military in June 2025.

Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza, military advises residents to head south

Forces also detonated explosives-laden vehicles in one suburb as airstrikes killed at least 19 people Monday, say Palestinian officials.

India continues to call for ceasefire, unconditional release of all hostages in Gaza: MEA

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated its stance for a two-state solution amid the recent developments in Gaza and gave a call for the continued supply of humanitarian aid, along with the release of hostages and a ceasefire.

Macron calls Israel’s Gaza plan ‘disaster waiting to happen’, proposes UN mission

French President condemned Israel's plan to expand its operations & take control of Gaza City & proposed an international coalition under a UN mandate to stabilise Gaza.

Israel says Gazans free to ‘exit’ while Hamas attends Cairo ceasefire talks

Netanyahu reiterated an idea—also enthusiastically floated by Trump—that Palestinians should simply ‘leave’ the enclave housing more than 2 million people after nearly 2 years of conflict.

13 August, 2025: Russia pushes deeper into Ukraine & other world news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from around the world.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.