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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
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Topic: US-Israel

Israel receives shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from US after Trump lifts block on munitions export

The Biden administration declined to clear them for export to Israel out of concern about the impact on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s strategic affairs minister Ron Dermer meets with Trump, reports Axios

Meeting took place at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida where Dermer passed messages from Netanyahu to president-elect; briefed him about plans for Gaza, Lebanon & Iran.

US says THAAD anti-missile system is ‘in place’ in Israel

AD's deployment, along with about 100 US soldiers, is meant to help defend Israel, which is weighing an expected retaliation against Iran after Tehran fired over 180 missiles on 1 Oct.

Pro-Palestine protest, pro-Israel exhibition: Chicago’s streets see break in Democratic Party ranks

Pro-Palestine protests saw at least half a dozen individuals detained by Chicago Police Tuesday, while pro-Israel groups fret over support for Tel Aviv becoming a partisan issue.

Biden, Harris call Netanyahu, reaffirm commitment to Israel’s security ‘against threats from Iran’

In a call with Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu, US President Joe Biden & V-P Kamala Harris also discussed efforts to support Israel against threats from groups like Hamas, Hezbollah & Houthis.

US serviceman sets himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington

The incident occurred as part of the protest against the war in Gaza, and the man could be heard screaming 'Free Palestine', the Times reported.

Biden acknowledges strain with Netanyahu amid Gaza violence, admits ‘Israeli PM in tough spot’

At an event at the White House, US President recalls his decades-long relationship with Israeli PM, says the 2 have had their share of disagreements over the years and at present.

Cracks in US-Israel ties—Biden’s Gaza plan is up against anti-peace Netanyahu

Biden & Arab rulers are facing questions from within their countries for their extended support of Israel. They can overcome criticism if Netanyahu accepts the two-state solution.

US to impose visa bans on Israeli extremist settlers for violence against Palestinians in West Bank

The West Bank, among the territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has experienced a surge of violence in recent months amid expanding Jewish settlements.

US, in coordination with UK, imposes third round of sanctions on Hamas following Israel attack

US Treasury Dept said the action targets key officials and the mechanisms through which Iran provides support to Hamas and militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an ally of Hamas.

On Camera

The speech PM Modi should deliver this Independence Day

For the last 11 years, Nehru has been constantly blocking my efforts and causing the fiascos that are my many yojanas and abhiyans. He is the reason most of my initiatives turn into disasters.

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.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

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.