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

In wide-ranging interaction with ThePrint, 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

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?