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Topic: Palestine

Over 3,600 Palestinian children newly admitted for acute malnutrition—UN report

In February, 2,027 children were admitted. Gaza faces severe food shortages due to Israeli military’s punitive blockade on all aid entering the war-torn territory.

Israeli authorities rescue 10 Indian workers ‘lured’ to and held captive in West Bank

Workers were allegedly conned by Palestinians seeking entry into Israel. Rescue comes amid Israel's continued efforts to recruit Indians to tackle labour shortages in construction sector.

‘Poetry was never as dark as that coming out of Gaza’: British-Palestinian writer Selma Dabbagh

At JLF, Dabbagh says support of ‘Global South’ & India needed to resolve Gaza crisis, speaks of assault on Palestinian artists, ‘Israeli propaganda’ & Hollywood link.

Saudi Arabia reaffirms ‘unwavering’ stance on Palestine hours after Trump’s Gaza remark

The statement, issued by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, underscores the kingdom’s refusal to accept any peace plan that would undermine Palestinian rights or involve the displacement of Palestinian people.

Saudi Arabia says no ties with Israel without Palestine, rejects Trump’s claims

In a statement Wednesday, Saudi's Crown Prince-led foreign ministry said it rejects the idea of displacing Palestinians from their land & its stance towards Palestine is non-negotiable.

Palestinians return to rubbled homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect; 3 Israeli ministers quit

Israel’s ground invasion resulted in deaths of more than 46,000 Palestinians and displaced nine out of 10 Gazans; offensive was launched in response to surprise attack by Hamas.

‘Victory for Palestine’, Iran says Gaza ceasefire shows resistance

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards released a statement warning against any possible breach by Israel and the backed ‘Resistance Axis’.

One poll to rule them all & why today’s politicians carry so much baggage

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

BJP calls Priyanka’s Palestine handbag ‘communal virtue signaling’. She terms it ‘typical patriarchy’

Speaking in Lok Sabha, Congress MP Priyanka remembered her grandmother and former PM Indira Gandhi as ‘great martyr who led India to victory in the 1971 War against Pakistan’.

Palestine to Kushinagar, Joe Sacco sketches gritty realities to counter ‘pit of misinformation’

Maltese-American graphic journalist Joe Sacco spoke about how he blends art with ground reporting at a Delhi event that drew a crowd of over 300 on Monday.

On Camera

Asim Malik is a fitting NSA for Pakistan—neither army nor civilian govt will challenge him

Asim Malik belongs to a blue-blooded army family. His father was a three-star general whose generation saw both military action and career advancement under Zia-ul-Haq.

Tough days ahead for Pakistan as Moody’s warns of economic fallout of ‘sustained tensions’ with India

A sectoral note by the US credit rating agency says continued tensions may hinder Pakistan's access to foreign funds, putting pressure on its ability to meet external debt payment needs.

Pakistan-linked cyber-attacks intensify as defence websites, veterans’ platforms targeted

Hackers have targeted prominent defence websites, including those of Indian Military Engineering Service & Manohar Parrikar Institute of Defence Studies & Analysis.

Caste census is a bad idea whose time has come. Much worse lies ahead

One of the reasons we call the caste census a bad idea is that so far, nobody has figured what to do with the data, except Rahul Gandhi.