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April 14, 2026 admin

FILE – Former President Donald Trump returns from a lunch break at Manhattan Criminal Court, May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson, Pool, File) | Photo Credit: Julia Nikhinson (This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox…

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Israel says troops fighting Hezbollah surrounded key Lebanon town

April 13, 2026 admin

Destroyed buildings in Bint Jbeil, southern Lebanon, near the Israel-Lebanon border, as seen from the Israeli side of the border in northern Israel, April 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Israeli military said on Monday (April 13, 2026) its troops had surrounded a key town in southern Lebanon after killing more than 100 Hezbollah…

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Israel’s Ben-Gvir visits flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound

April 12, 2026 admin

Worshippers enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a ceasefire reached between Iran, Israel and the United States in Jerusalem’s Old City, Thursday, April 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s far-right Police Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited the flashpoint Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem on Sunday (April 12, 2026), saying he ‌was seeking greater access for…

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Israel’s Foreign Minister denies reports of ‘direct’ Lebanon talks

March 15, 2026 admin

Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s Foreign Minister on Sunday (March 15, 2026) denied reports ‌that Israel could soon hold direct talks with Lebanon ⁠and rejected claims it had told the United States it was running low ‌on interceptors. Also read: West Asia war updates on March 15, 2026 Israel’s…

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Israel army says ‘struck and dismantled’ Iran’s state broadcaster HQ

March 2, 2026 admin

Demonstrators protest against the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, in New York City, U.S., on March 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military said it “struck and dismantled” the headquarters of Iran’s state radio and television broadcaster, as it pressed on with its campaign against the…

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Israeli approval of West Bank land registration draws outrage

February 16, 2026 admin

Israel’s government has approved a process to register land in the West Bank as “state property”, drawing condemnation from Arab nations and critics who said it would accelerate annexation of the Palestinian territory. Israel’s Foreign Ministry said the measure, approved late on Sunday (February 15, 2026), would enable “transparent and thorough clarification of rights to…

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U.N. accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’

January 7, 2026 admin

The United Nations on Wednesday (January 7, 2026) said decades-long discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on the country to end its “apartheid system”. In a new report, slammed by Israel, the U.N. rights office said “systematic discrimination” against Palestinians across the occupied Palestinian territories had…

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Israel says ban on Gaza media access should stay: court document

January 5, 2026 admin

A truck driver picks up humanitarian aid designated for Gaza, as reporters tour the Palestinian side of the Kerem Shalom crossing. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israel’s government has told the Supreme Court that a ban on international media access to Gaza should remain in place due to security risks in the Palestinian territory, according…

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Israel, Qatar and U.S. hold trilateral meeting in New York

December 8, 2025 admin

U.S. special Envoy Steve Witkoff. File | Photo Credit: AP The United States, Israel and Qatar held a trilateral meeting in New York Sunday (December 7, 2025), a senior White House official told AFP, months after Israeli jets conducted an airstrike in Doha, unsuccessfully targeting Hamas leadership. The White House official confirmed that the meeting…

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Israel’s cabinet approves 2026 budget with a hefty $35 billion for defence

December 5, 2025 admin

Israel’s cabinet approves 2026 budget with a hefty billion for defence

Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s cabinet has approved the 2026 state budget, the Prime Minister’s office said on Friday (December 5, 2025), including 112 billion shekels ($35 billion) for defence, an increase from the 90 billion shekels budgeted in an earlier draft. The budget now heads to parliament for an…

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