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  • India welcomes efforts for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Hamas conflict

    United Nations, November 21 India has welcomed efforts for humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as efforts by the international community aimed at de-escalation and delivery of urgent humanitarian assistance to the people of Palestine. Speaking at the informal meeting of the plenary in the UN General Assembly on a briefing on the…

  • Gunfire kills, wounds dozens in Gaza hospital encircled by Israeli tanks: Health ministry

    Gaza/Jerusalem, November 20 Israeli tanks surrounded a hospital in north Gaza and at least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded by firing into the complex, health officials said on Monday, as fighting raged on amid indications of a possible pause in hostilities. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military about the situation…

  • Israel-Hamas conflict: Health workers evacuate 31 ‘very sick’ babies from Gaza’s largest hospital

    Khan Younis (Gaza Strip), November 19 Thirty-one premature babies were safely transferred from Gaza’s main hospital to another in the south on Sunday, and will be moved to Egypt, health officials said, as scores of other critically wounded patients remained stranded there days after Israeli forces entered the compound. The fate of the newborns at…

  • Signalling offensive in south, Israel asks Gazans to evacuate

    erusalem, November 16 Palestinians in parts of southern Gaza said they received evacuation notices on Thursday. The signal that fighting is about to expand in the south comes a day after Israeli forces began searching a north Gaza hospital where they claimed Hamas militants operate — a claim that Hamas and hospital staff deny. On…

  • New challenges arising from Israel-Hamas conflict, PM warns Global South

    New Delhi, November 17 New challenges are arising from the situation in West Asia, cautioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi while inaugurating the virtual Second Global South Summit here on Friday. “For global prosperity what we need is ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vishwas’. But we see new challenges arising in West Asia. India had condemned the heinous…

  • ‘Palestine will never die’: Thousands in Australia join pro-Palestinian march over Gaza

    Sydney, October 21 Thousands took part in a pro-Palestinian march in Australia’s biggest city, Sydney, on Saturday, getting last-minute approval amid concerns after some protesters at an earlier rally had chanted anti-Jewish slogans. Protesters worldwide on Friday demanded an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza after nearly two weeks of intense air and artillery strikes…

  • Israeli airstrike kills top Hamas leader, his kin

    Gaza, October 19 Israel pounded locations across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, including parts of the south that Israel had declared as safe zones, heightening fears among more than 2 million Palestinians trapped in the territory that nowhere was safe. In one of the airstrikes, the head of the Hamas-led national security forces, Jehad Mheisen,…

  • Woke up to sound of sirens, spent time in shelters: Indian evacuees from Israel recount horror

    New Delhi, October 13 Glad to be home and traumatised by what they had seen in the last few days, the first batch of around 200 Indians returned from Israel on Friday with the sound of air raid sirens, rocket fire and screams ringing loud in their ears. Israel witnessed a surprise and unprecedented attack…

  • Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained

    The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on Saturday, with hundreds of gunmen infiltrating communities near the Gaza Strip. At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed, while dozens of soldiers and civilians, including women and children, are being held in Gaza as hostages. More than 1,300 Palestinians have also been killed…