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Gaza Rescuers Say 7 Children From One Family Killed In Israeli Strike

December 20, 2024 admin

Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defence rescue agency reported that an Israeli air strike killed 10 members of a family on Friday in the northern part of the territory, including seven children. Violence in the Gaza Strip continues to rock the coastal territory more than 14 months into the Israel-Hamas war, even as international mediators work…

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The Fall Of Damascus And Lessons In Liberalism For Delhi

December 11, 2024 admin

Damascus has fallen. Once again. One of the oldest cities in the world has fallen. To rise again from its rubble, heralding a new order. In its rise and fall, Damascus has lessons for all civilisations, all rebels, and all regimes. It was in July 2012 that rebels penetrated Damascus, hitherto considered inviolable. Both the…

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Professor Who Fled Gaza Teaches Trapped Students From Canada

December 6, 2024 admin

Toronto, Canada: University professor Ahmed Abu Shaban often gets up at 3:00 am in Toronto to remotely teach his students in Gaza — motivated by loyalty to his trapped pupils, and a deep sense of guilt. Shaban, an academic who fled Gaza days after October 7, 2023, said he has an obligation to students in…

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Is Israel’s war in Gaza putting the global order at peril?

December 5, 2024 admin

Nearly 400 days since the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel that led to the Israeli bombardment of Gaza, West Bank, and Lebanon, more than 43,000 have been killed, mostly civilians. Despite calls by the United Nations (UN) for action to address the humanitarian crisis; an International Court of Justice (ICJ) verdict on the risk…

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Israel Army Tells Gaza Civilians In South To Move To ‘Humanitarian Zone’

December 2, 2024 admin

The Israeli army called for the evacuation of some areas in southern Gaza on Monday. Jerusalem: The Israeli army called for the evacuation of some areas in southern Gaza on Monday, warning that Palestinian militants were launching rockets from there. “Terrorist organisations are once again firing rockets towards the State of Israel from your area,”…

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Xi Jinping Calls For Peace In Ukraine, Ceasefire In Gaza During Brazil Visit

November 20, 2024 admin

Braslia: Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged “more voices” to end the Ukraine war and a ceasefire in Gaza, as he conducted a state visit to Brazil’s capital, Chinese state media said. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva echoed those points as he met with Xi in a red-carpet welcome in Brasilia, and stressed a…

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US Vetoes Gaza Ceasefire Call At UN

November 20, 2024 admin

United Nations: The United States on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council push to call for a ceasefire in Gaza that Washington said would have emboldened Hamas. The resolution demanded “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, along with “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.”…

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Gaza Cancer Patients Face Struggles In Jordan Amid Conflict: Report

November 1, 2024 admin

For the past year, the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in exchanges of fire alongside the ongoing conflict in Gaza. However, recent weeks have seen a significant escalation in hostilities. The continuous heavy shelling and artillery battles have severely disrupted medical facilities in the region. According to The New York Times, more…

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Over A Year Into Gaza War, Israel Struggles With Lack Of Soldiers

October 30, 2024 admin

Jerusalem: More than a year into the Gaza war, the Israeli army’s reservists are exhausted and it is struggling to recruit soldiers just as it opens a new front in Lebanon. Some 300,000 reservists have been called up since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, according to the army, 18 percent of them men…

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US Voices Concern On Israel’s “Horrifying” Gaza Strikes That Killed Children

October 29, 2024 admin

Washington: The United States on Tuesday voiced concern about a “horrifying” Israeli strike in Gaza that killed a large number of children and said it was asking its ally for answers. “We are deeply concerned by the loss of civilian life in this incident. This was a horrifying incident with a horrifying result,” State Department…

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