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“Painful Concessions” Needed To Free Gaza Hostages: Israel Defence Minister

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“Painful Concessions” Needed To Free Gaza Hostages: Israel Defence Minister

Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Sunday that “painful concessions” would be needed to secure the release of hostages held in Gaza and that military action alone will not achieve the country’s war aims. “Not all objectives can be achieved through military operations alone… to realise our moral duty to bring our hostages home,…

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Lebanon Says 8 Killed In Israel Strike Near Coastal City

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Lebanon Says 8 Killed In Israel Strike Near Coastal City

Beirut, Lebanon: Lebanon’s health ministry said at least eight people were killed and 25 others wounded Sunday in an Israeli strike near the southern city of Sidon, where an AFP correspondent said a building was targeted. The strike hit a densely-populated area in a Sidon suburb that saw an influx of families displaced from areas…

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Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes have killed 22 people in northern Gaza

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Palestinian officials say Israeli strikes have killed 22 people in northern Gaza

Relatives of hostages held by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip and their supporters attend a rally calling for their immediate release in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday (October 26, 2024). | Photo Credit: AP Israeli strikes on northern Gaza have killed at least 22 people, Palestinian medical officials said. The Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency…

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Ongoing hostilities benefit nobody: India on Israeli attack on Iran

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Ongoing hostilities benefit nobody: India on Israeli attack on Iran

A general view of Tehran on October 26, 2024. Israel announced the launch of “precise strikes” on military targets in Iran on October 26, 2024, in retaliation for attacks against it, as Iranian state media reported several explosions around the capital. | Photo Credit: AFP India expressed deep concern about the unfolding situation in West…

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Iran Says It Has “Right” To Defend Itself, Israel Warns Of “Heavy Price”

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Iran Says It Has “Right” To Defend Itself, Israel Warns Of “Heavy Price”

Iran warned on Saturday it would defend itself after Israeli air strikes killed at least two soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale regional war in the Middle East. Israel warned Iran would “pay a heavy price” if it responded to the strikes, and the United States, Germany and Britain demanded Tehran not escalate…

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3 Health Workers Injured, 44 Detained At Gaza Hospital: WHO

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3 Health Workers Injured, 44 Detained At Gaza Hospital: WHO

Geneva, Switzerland: The World Health Organization said it has regained contact with staff at a besieged northern Gaza hospital, finding that three health workers had been injured and 44 detained. Kamal Adwan, northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital, “is still under siege, but we managed to get in touch with the staff”, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom…

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What PM Modi Said On Ukraine War During “Detailed Talks” With German Chancellor

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What PM Modi Said On Ukraine War During “Detailed Talks” With German Chancellor

New Delhi: The Russia-Ukraine conflict was discussed in “considerable detail” during a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Friday, with New Delhi reiterating that it is “not neutral” in this conflict and remains on the “side of peace”, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. The meeting between the two leaders…

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Gaza war, settler attacks ruin Palestinian olive harvest

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Gaza war, settler attacks ruin Palestinian olive harvest

After a year of relentless war, Gaza’s olive harvest is set to suffer, while in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian farmers fear to tend their groves due to settler attacks. For generations, olive harvests have been central to Palestinian life and culture. “We are happy that the olive season has started but we are afraid…

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Once Bursting With Life, Beirut Now Lies In Ruins

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Once Bursting With Life, Beirut Now Lies In Ruins

Just a month ago, south Beirut’s bustling streets were packed with traffic, families strolling about and youths in cafes, but now silence dominates the abandoned Hezbollah bastion, interrupted only by the sound of Israeli bombs. Escalating Israeli attacks since late September, after nearly a year of low-intensity cross-border exchanges, have reduced much of the Lebanese…

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Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza Showing Yahya Sinwar’s Body And Message To Hamas

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Israel Drops Leaflets Over Gaza Showing Yahya Sinwar’s Body And Message To Hamas

Israeli planes dropped leaflets over southern Gaza on Saturday showing a picture of the dead Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar with the message that “Hamas will no longer rule Gaza”, echoing language used by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The move came as Israeli military strikes killed at least 35 people across the Gaza Strip and…

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