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Israel Steps Up Bombing After Gaza Receives Aid, Attacks West Bank Mosque

October 22, 2023 admin

Gaza Strip: Israel’s military said Saturday it would intensify strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as UN agencies warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory. A first trickle of aid entered the Palestinian enclave from Egypt on Saturday, but the 20 trucks permitted to cross have been described…

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Morning Digest | U.S. expresses concern over departure of Canadian diplomats from India; Israel steps up bombing of Gaza, and more

October 22, 2023 admin

The U.K. and the U.S. have expressed concerns over the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Centre asks senior officers to showcase nine years of achievements The Union government has asked all departments to nominate officers to act as Rath Prabharis or special officers, who will be expected to advertise and promote the…

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Israel-Hamas war updates | Second aid convoy enters Gaza Strip from Egypt, says UN official

October 22, 2023 admin

Hezbollah’s escalating attacks on Israel risk “dragging Lebanon into a war”, Israel’s military said Sunday, after renewed cross-border exchanges of fire that have raised fears of a wider conflict. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is allied with Hamas, which touched off the latest violence with a bloody October 7 rampage in Israel that killed at…

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Israel steps up bombing of Gaza hours after first relief convoy enters

October 21, 2023 admin

October 22, 2023 03:29 am | Updated 03:29 am IST – Rafah, Palestinian Territories The Israeli military announced it was stepping up its bombardment of Hamas-controlled Gaza Saturday just hours after the first aid trucks arrived from Egypt bringing desperately needed relief to civilians in the war-torn enclave. The military said it aimed to reduce…

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At Cairo summit, even Arab leaders at peace with Israel expressed growing anger over the Gaza war

October 21, 2023 admin

Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates stands for a photograph, during the Cairo Summit for Peace, with Charles Michel, President of the European Council, HE Nikos Christodoulides, President of Cyprus, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of Qatar, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of Bahrain, Abdel…

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Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters march in London as Israel-Hamas war roils the world

October 21, 2023 admin

People take part in a ‘March For Palestine’, in London on October 21, 2023, to “demand an end to the war on Gaza”. | Photo Credit: AFP Tens of thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators marched in London and other cities on Saturday to demand Israel stop its bombardment of Gaza, as the Israel-Hamas war entered its…

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Lebanon Families Flee After Israel Strikes, Take Refuge In Schools

October 21, 2023 admin

At least 22 people, including four civilians, have been killed on the Lebanese side. Tyre, Lebanon: Shocked by images of dead children in Gaza, Mustafa al-Sayyid quickly whisked his family to the closest shelter when Israeli strikes began near his village in southern Lebanon this week. “What we are seeing on television — the massacres…

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Pipe Bomb Explodes Near Israeli Embassy In Cyprus, 4 Arrested

October 21, 2023 admin

Since Israel-Hamsa war began, Cyprus police have tightened security around Israeli embassy. (File) Nicosia, Cyprus: Four people were arrested after a pipe bomb exploded near the Israeli embassy in Cyprus early on Saturday, causing little damage and no injuries, police said. The incident occurred in the Cypriot capital Nicosia at 1:37 am (2237 GMT on…

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UN Chief Calls For Ceasefire To End Gaza’s “Godawful Nightmare”

October 21, 2023 admin

Antonio Guterres said “the grievances of the Palestinian people are legitimate and long” (File) Cairo, Egypt: UN chief Antonio Guterres pleaded Saturday for a “humanitarian ceasefire” in the war between Israel and Hamas militants that has devastated much of Gaza, demanding “action to end this godawful nightmare”. Addressing a Cairo summit as the conflict raged…

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Israel-Hamas war: The significance of Rafah border and why its reopening matters to Egypt | Explained

October 21, 2023 admin

The story so far: Over the past few days, thousands have fled south of the Gaza Strip after Israel ordered the evacuation of over one million civilians in the north — nearly half of the total population of the Palestinian enclave — ahead of an anticipated ground invasion by the Israeli military. The planned invasion was…

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