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Escalating tensions in Gaza under sharp focus in civil war-scarred Sri Lanka

October 18, 2023 admin

Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe. | Photo Credit: Reuters The escalating tensions in Gaza have come under sharp focus in Sri Lanka, an island nation that is struggling to get out of its own devastating civil war, nearly 15 years after it ended. While President Ranil Wickremesinghe recently called for a “four-state” solution involving Israel,…

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Current U.S. assessment is Israel was ‘not responsible’ for Gaza hospital blast, White House says

October 18, 2023 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The White House said Wednesday that a current intelligence assessment shows Israel was “not responsible” for the explosion at a Gaza…

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Nobel Peace Prize Winner Malala Yousafzai Donates Rs 2.5 Crore For Palestinians

October 18, 2023 admin

I’m horrified to see the bombing of the hospital in Gaza, Malala Yousafzai said. A massive explosion ripped through a hospital in Gaza, killing over 500 people and drawing widespread condemnation globally. Israel claimed a rocket launched by Islamic Jihad (a group affiliated with Hamas) misfired and hit the hospital, while Hamas said Israel conducted…

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PM Modi On Gaza Hospital Tragedy

October 18, 2023 admin

The PM was one of the first world leaders to term the Hamas assault on Israel a terror strike. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was one of the first world leaders to call out the October 7 assault by Hamas on Israel as a terror attack, has condemned Tuesday’s strike on a hospital in Gaza,…

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Morning Digest | Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast; Arab leaders’ summit called off as Biden heads to Israel, and more

October 18, 2023 admin

Wounded Palestinians Ahli Arab hospital at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP At least 500 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital: Palestinian health ministry The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on October 17 hit a Gaza City…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 12 LIVE updates | Rage spreads across Middle East as hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast

October 18, 2023 admin

Leaders of Western intelligence services said they are attuned to the potential fallout in their home countries of the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel. Representatives from intelligence agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia — a coalition known as the “Five Eyes” — convened in California to discuss Chinese…

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Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine: Israel, Hamas Trade Blame After 500 Killed At Gaza Hospital: 10 Facts

October 18, 2023 admin

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…

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Hundreds Killed In Gaza Hospital, Biden To Arrive In Israel Today

October 18, 2023 admin

Hundreds were killed and scores more displaced after air strikes at a hospital in Gaza reportedly killed nearly 500 people on Tuesday as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate with both side stepping up their offensives. The horrific attacks were condemned worldwide with Palestinian authorities blaming Israel’s ruthless retaliation for the strikes…

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Israel-Hamas war | Gulf states pledge $100m in ‘urgent’ aid for Gaza

October 17, 2023 admin

Palestinians take part in a protest after an Israeli air strike hit Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry, in Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Gulf Cooperation Council on Tuesday announced $100 million in emergency aid for the Gaza Strip, as Israel bombards targets in…

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Israel denies involvement in Gaza hospital blast, says explosion caused by Palestinian rocket

October 17, 2023 admin

An injured person is assisted at Shifa Hospital after an Israeli air strike hit the nearby Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Khan Younis (Gaza Strip) The Israeli military says it had no involvement in an explosion that killed hundreds of…

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