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Israel-Gaza War: The 27-year-old woman also ran for her life, but was caught by Hamas New Delhi: Inbar Haiman was kidnapped earlier this month when the Hamas group launched a three-pronged attack on Israel through land, sea and air. Inbar Haiman, an art student from Israel’s Haifa, was volunteering at the Supernova Music Festival when…
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The deadly attack on a Gaza hospital on Tuesday has worsened the situation. The Israel-Hamas war, which has been escalating since it broke out on October 7, has raised the spectre of not only bringing the Arab world’s normalisation of ties with Israel to a grinding halt, but even making it reverse course. Historical wounds…
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The Israel-Hamas war started on October 7. Facebook parent Meta on Wednesday rolled out a temporary feature to limit “harmful and potentially harmful” content on the Israel-Hamas war. The change is part of the company’s efforts to protect people “in the region” from such “unwanted” comments, Meta said in an updated statement on Wednesday (October…
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12 out of 15 Council members voted in favor of the resolution put forward by Brazil. (Reprsentational) United Nations, United States: The United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution on Wednesday calling for a “humanitarian pause” in the raging Israel-Hamas conflict as the text did not respect Israel’s right to defend itself, the US…
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Joe Biden said in a show of solidarity with Israel after the October 7 Hamas attacks. (File) Tel Aviv: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that an “errant rocket” fired by a “terrorist group” caused a devastating explosion at a Gaza hospital that left hundreds dead. “Based on the information we’ve seen to date, it…
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Egypt’s president said he would not allow any mass influx of refugees from Gaza. (File) Cairo: Egypt’s president said Wednesday he would not allow any mass influx of refugees from Gaza, saying it would set a precedent for “the displacement of Palestinians from the West Bank into Jordan”. After talks with visiting German Chancellor Olaf…
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Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement called for a “day of rage” against Israel. (File) Dubai, United Arab Emirates: A Gaza hospital strike that killed at least 200 people has unleashed a torrent of condemnation across the Arab world, with even allies blaming Israel for the attack, despite its denials. The denunciations coincided with angry rallies in Lebanon,…
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Over 1 million people have fled northern Gaza and moved to the south. New Delhi: An airstrike on a hospital compound in Gaza housing those who were wounded due to Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian enclave killed at least 500 people on Tuesday, Reuters quoting the Hamas-run health ministry sources said, sparking outrage. Here are…
Egyptian volunteers and aid groups wait for the reopening of the crossing. Egyptian aid trucks moved closer on Tuesday to the only crossing into Gaza not controlled by Israel, but without an agreement in place to deliver relief and with the Palestinian side closed, it was unclear when they might pass through. After nine hours…
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Joe Biden heads to the Middle East on potentially the riskiest trip of his presidency. (File) Washington: Joe Biden heads to the Middle East on potentially the riskiest trip of his presidency Tuesday, aiming to thread the needle between supporting Israel against Hamas, averting catastrophe in Gaza and preventing a regional war. The US president…
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