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TopicIsraeli army

Topic: Israeli army

Israel kills top Hezbollah military official in first strike on Beirut in months

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel killed militant group Hezbollah's top military official in an airstrike on a southern suburb of Beirut on Sunday, the Israeli military said, despite a U.S.-brokered

Israel releases 171 Gaza aid flotilla activists, Greta Thunberg returns to cheering crowds in Athens

The Global Sumud Flotilla activists attempted to reach Gaza to bring aid supplies and draw attention to the plight of Gaza, but were arrested by Israeli forces.

Israel stops 40 aid boats headed for Gaza, sparks global criticism

The Israeli military has taken captive more than 450 foreign activists, including Swedish activist Greta Thunberg, who is seen in videos shared by them sitting on a deck surrounded by soldiers.

Police use tear gas, water canons on Gaza protest in Geneva after Israel intercepts aid ships

An eyewitness described a burning sensation in their eyes and difficult breathing, saying, 'We were retreating and suddenly got heavily gassed.'

Israel intercepts Global Sumud Flotilla, says ‘Greta Thunberg safe’

A live video feed from one of the boats in the flotilla showed passengers in life vests sitting on deck. This is Thunberg's second attempt to break Israel’s blockade of Gaza.

‘Gaza is burning,’ says Defence Minister Katz as Israel launches ground assault

The Israeli military gave few initial details but said its troops had begun 'dismantling Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza City' and advised residents to leave.

Israel army launches ground offensive to capture Gaza City

The Israeli military did not immediately respond to request for comment on the reported move, which comes after weeks of intensive Israeli strikes on the city.

Israel strikes Yemen’s capital Sanaa, says Houthi-run Al Masirah TV

The Israeli army radio said that among the targets of the attack were the Houthi headquarters and military camps.

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.

‘Gaza ceasefire will not begin until Hamas releases hostage list,’ says Israel PM Netanyahu

Hamas said it could not do so for ‘technical’ reasons.

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.