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TopicIsraeli airstrikes

Topic: Israeli airstrikes

Lebanon’s Hezbollah says it launched rocket targeting Mossad base near Tel Aviv

The militant group holds Israel’s spy agency responsible for assassinating its leaders and blowing up pagers & and walkie-talkies; the single missile was intercepted by Israel.

Israeli airstrike on Gaza school kills around 100, Israeli military says hit Hamas militants

The Hamas-run media office said in a statement that the strikes hit when people sheltering at the school were performing dawn prayers, leading to many casualties.

‘Strikes in Rafah didn’t intend to cause civilian casualties, will be investigated,’ says Netanyahu

An Israeli airstrike Monday triggered a fire in tent camp in Gazan city of Rafah, killing 45. Speaking in parliament, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, 'something went tragically wrong'.

‘Hamas tunnel’ found under UN aid agency’s office in Gaza, says Israel; UNRWA chief denies knowledge

Israeli forces claim ‘tunnel shaft near UNRWA school led to underground tunnel used by Hamas’. UNRWA chief says aid agency hasn’t used Gaza compound since last October.

Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that began before midnight persist into Christmas day, at least 78 killed

Local residents and Palestinian media say Israel stepped up air and ground shelling against al-Bureij in central Gaza. Clergy have cancelled celebrations in Bethlehem.

Al Jazeera to send legal file to International Criminal Court over killing of cameraman in Gaza

Samer Abu Daqqa was killed by a drone strike while reporting on the bombing of a school used as a shelter for displaced people in Gaza.

Israel meets Qatar PM, Netanyahu hints at new Gaza hostage release deal

A day after Israeli forces mistakenly killed three hostages held by Hamas, Netanyahu called the Gaza conflict an existential war that must be fought until victory.

Gaza prof Alareer, killed in Israel airstrike, wanted to write about ‘Bollywood’s impact on Intifada’

The Palestinian academic, who taught English at Islamic University of Gaza, chose to stay back despite his family's pleas and chronicled daily life in Shujaiya amid Israeli onslaught.

Military raids into Gaza were preparing ‘next stage of operation’, says Israel

This comes amid fears that ground invasion of Palestinian enclave could spark wider conflict. Gaza Thursday published a document with names of over 7,000 Palestinians killed in airstrikes.

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Can Syria’s tiny Druze minority survive West Asia’s new storms? There’s little hope

Indians see West Asia as one uninterrupted wash of Islam, but the reality is more complex. For the Druze, support from Israel—where they are a recognised minority—is now critical.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.