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Israel To Deploy Thousands Of Police In Jerusalem For Friday Prayers

March 12, 2024 admin

Last week, Israel PM office had said that Muslim worshippers would be allowed to access Al-Aqsa mosque. Jerusalem: Israel’s police force said it will deploy thousands of officers across Jerusalem’s Old City for Ramadan’s first Friday prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque, with tensions high amid the Gaza war. “We are prepared for Friday prayers with…

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Tension Between Israel And US Is Rising With Gaza Death Count

March 12, 2024 admin

US-Israel tensions extend beyond the current fighting. (File) The almost-daily phone calls stopped months ago. Now the tensions between Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu over Israel’s war on Hamas have burst into the open as the two leaders bicker publicly. Late last week, the US announced its army would build a pier to bring aid…

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At least 67 Palestinians killed by Israel’s airstrikes in Gaza as Ramadan begins

March 12, 2024 admin

The Palestinian Al-Naji family eats an iftar meal, the breaking of fast, amidst the ruins of their family house, on the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Deir el-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on March 11, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. | Photo…

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Israel’s Netanyahu says Biden ‘wrong’ in critique of war policy

March 10, 2024 admin

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. File. | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on March 10 rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment that Israel’s approach to the war in Gaza was “hurting Israel more than helping Israel”. “If he meant by that that I’m pursuing private policies against the majority, the wish of the…

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Israeli strike on Lebanese house kills five: state media

March 10, 2024 admin

Smoke billows above buildings following an Israeli strike in the southern Lebanese border village of Majdal Zoun on March 9, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. | Photo Credit: AFP At least five people were killed on March 9, four from the same family,…

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“Safety, Security Of Indians In Israel Is Of Prime Concern For Us”: Centre

March 8, 2024 admin

Indian embassy in Israel is doing its best to ensure the safety of all the Indians. New Delhi: India on Friday said it is focusing on ensuring the safety and security of all its citizens in Israel following the death of an Indian in that country in a missile attack reportedly launched by Hezbollah. “We…

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Iran Executes One Over Drone Attack Linked To Israel Spy Agency

March 3, 2024 admin

Tehran: Iran’s judiciary has executed a “terrorist” over a drone attack that targeted a defence ministry site in central Iran last year, state media reported on Sunday. According to state TV, the person “planned to explode the workshop complex of the Ministry of Defence in Isfahan under guidance of the intelligence officer of Mossad”, Israel’s…

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US Official On Gaza Ceasefire

March 2, 2024 admin

“Right now, the ball is in the camp of Hamas,” US Official said. Washington: Israel has broadly accepted a deal for a six-week Gaza ceasefire and it is now up to Hamas to agree to release the most vulnerable hostages for the deal to take effect, a senior US official said Saturday. “There’s a framework…

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I2U2 Continues To Be Priority For Biden Administration: White House

February 29, 2024 admin

The I2U2’s first summit was held on July 14, 2022, to establish the group. Washington: The grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates and the US continues to be a priority for the Biden administration and is not on the back-burner due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, the White House has…

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Israel controls movement of men and material in and out of Gaza | Data

November 2, 2023 admin

A Palestinian man walks past shuttered shops during a general strike in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on October 18, 2023, a day after a rocket hit a Gaza hospital killing hundreds. | Photo Credit: ZAIN JAAFAR Two Data Points published last week explored the impoverished nature of the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and…

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