Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants

Israeli undercover forces dressed as women and medics storm West Bank hospital, killing 3 militants

Israeli forces disguised as civilian women and medical workers stormed a hospital on Tuesday in the occupied West Bank, killing three Palestinian militants in a dramatic raid that underscored how deadly violence has spilled into the territory from the war in Gaza. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli forces opened fire inside the wards of … Read more

PM Modi discusses humanitarian assistance with Egypt’s El-Sisi as Israel attacks Gaza

PM Modi discusses humanitarian assistance with Egypt’s El-Sisi as Israel attacks Gaza

PM Narendra Modi has spoken with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and exchanged views on the deteriorating security and humanitarian situation in West Asia. File | Photo Credit: ANI Prime Minister Narendra during the weekend spoke with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to discuss the latest in the Israel-Palestine conflict which reached a critical stage … Read more

Israel ground forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza, withdraw: military statement

Israel ground forces raid Hamas sites in Gaza, withdraw: military statement

Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing. File | Photo Credit: AFP Israeli ground forces operated within the northern Gaza Strip on Thursday, attacking multiple Hamas targets before withdrawing, the military said in a statement on what Israel’s Army Radio described as the biggest incursion … Read more

Israel- Hamas war | India sending humanitarian assistance to Gaza Strip

Israel- Hamas war | India sending humanitarian assistance to Gaza Strip

India sent nearly 6.5 tonnes of medical aid and 32 tonnes of disaster relief material for the people of Palestine. | Photo Credit: X: Arindam Bagchi/@MEAIndia India on Sunday became the latest country to rush help to the civilian population of Gaza Strip which is facing blockade and Israeli military operation. The relief material will … Read more

U.S. fears escalation of war, prospect of Iran becoming ‘directly engaged’

U.S. fears escalation of war, prospect of Iran becoming ‘directly engaged’

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited the possibility of a new battle front on the Israel-Lebanon border. File The U.S. said on Sunday it fears an escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prospect of Iran getting directly involved. Speaking on CBS, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited … Read more

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, death toll rises

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, death toll rises

Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on October 9 and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has … Read more

Morning Digest: May 14, 2023

Morning Digest: May 14, 2023

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, with Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar, Randeep Singh Surjewala, and K. C. Venugopal, during a press conference after the Karnataka assembly elections 2023 results, in Bengaluru on May 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Karnataka Congress Legislature Party meeting set for Sunday Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC … Read more

Explained | What is the UNGA resolution on Israel’s occupation of Palestine?

Explained | What is the UNGA resolution on Israel’s occupation of Palestine?

The story so far: The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) ended 2022 by passing a resolution that asked the body’s highest court, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to render its opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s prolonged occupation of Palestinian land. The resolution was passed with 87 member countries voting favourably, as opposed … Read more