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Topic: Palestine

‘Israel created Hamas’ but we will not label it a terrorist group, says Palestine’s envoy to India

In wide-ranging interaction with The Print, Palestinian Ambassador to India Abdullah Abu Shawesh drew a sharp distinction between Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO).

Berlin will respond to any ‘unilateral actions’ by Israel, says Germany foreign minister

Foreign minister Johann Wadephul is headed to Israel & Palestinian territories as part of a fact-finding mission amid increasing reports of starvation in Gaza.

60 aid trucks not enough in Gaza, targets at least 100 every day, says UN’s WFP

At least 14 more die of hunger in Gaza Monday, says health ministry, bringing war’s death toll to 147, including 89 children, most in just the past few weeks.

As Gaza’s doctors die, a young woman abandons her plans to become a teacher to one day take their place

Donya Abu Sitta, a 23-yr-old Palestinian woman & English language graduate, is studying to become a neurosurgeon. Her family has been displaced 6 times amid Israel's relentless bombardment.

Tale of Israel’s 2 hijack rescue ops—one executed by ‘commando’ Netanyahu, the other led by his brother

1972 Sabena rescue saw direct armed rescue by Netanyahu & Ehud Barak, who went on to become PMs. Netanyahu’s older brother Yonatan lost his life in the Entebbe mission.

UK police arrest 4 after pro-Palestinian protests at an air base

According to officials, military planes were sprayed with red paint after 2 activists from the Palestine Action group broke into the air base in Oxfordshire on 20 June.

Indian-American student banned from MIT graduation ceremony after pro-Palestinian speech

Megha Vemuri is the latest in the list of students to face discipline for protesting the war in Gaza and criticising her university’s ties to Israel.

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.

On Camera

US bullying spurred Green Revolution. Let tariffs give us a Business Revolution

Perhaps the present crisis and trauma can force our country into something resembling that special moment we found in the sixties. Perhaps we can radically alter our business environment.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.