Britain’s Sunak slams ‘horrific’ attacks on visit to Israel

Britain’s Sunak slams ‘horrific’ attacks on visit to Israel

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak arrives at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Oct. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Thursday that Israel has suffered an “unspeakable horrific act of terrorism” as he became the latest western leader to carry out a solidarity visit. “I want you … Read more

Biden says Egypt’s president has agreed to open Gaza border to allow in 20 trucks with aid

Biden says Egypt’s president has agreed to open Gaza border to allow in 20 trucks with aid

U.S. President Joe Biden speaks to the press onboard of Air Force One en route from Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden on Wednesday said Egypt’s president has agreed to open a border crossing into … Read more

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

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

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 … Read more

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

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

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 … Read more

Morning Digest | SC to pronounce judgment in same-sex marriage case; UNSC to vote on resolutions on Israel-Hamas war, and more

Morning Digest | SC to pronounce judgment in same-sex marriage case; UNSC to vote on resolutions on Israel-Hamas war, and more

People take part in a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people, on October 16, 2023, in Boston. | Photo Credit: AP Same-sex marriage case | Supreme Court to pronounce judgment today A Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud is scheduled on October 17 to pronounce its judgment in a series … Read more

Morning Digest | One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN; SP to contest M.P. election in alliance with Congress, and more

Morning Digest | One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN; SP to contest M.P. election in alliance with Congress, and more

Israeli armored personnel carriers head toward the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel, October 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP One million Gazans displaced in a week, says UN as Israel readies for ground attack More than one million people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip in the last week, the UN … Read more

Actions of Hamas ‘do not represent Palestinian people’: Abbas

Actions of Hamas ‘do not represent Palestinian people’: Abbas

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Sunday that the policies and actions of Hamas “do not represent the Palestinian people”, the news agency Wafa reported. Follow Israel-Hamas war, day 9 LIVE updates here The Palestinian Liberation Organisations (PLO) was the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, he … Read more

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

Palestinians flee from northern Gaza after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said Saturday that forcing thousands of hospital patients to … Read more

Iran’s Foreign Minister warns Israel could suffer ‘a huge earthquake’

Iran’s Foreign Minister warns Israel could suffer ‘a huge earthquake’

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian, speaks during a press conference in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Foreign Minister on Saturday called on Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning that the war might expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, and that … Read more

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Saturday for protection for civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel as … Read more