Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian militant group Hamas has released the second batch of 17 hostages as part of the four-day temporary truce deal. Thirteen Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals were handed over to the Red Cross after the agreement nearly fell apart due to a dispute over the delivery of aid supplies into Gaza. Qatar … Read more
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud reaffirmed their commitment to preventing further spread of the Israel-Palestinian conflict when they spoke on Wednesday, the State Department said, as reported by Reuters. Blinken also welcomed Saudi Arabia’s efforts to secure a durable peace agreement in Yemen, the State … Read more
Israel has released disturbing security camera footage of October 7 Hamas’ surprise attack showing militants chasing people as they enter Israel and one of them shoots a woman at point-blank range killing her on the spot. The video was shared on X, formerly Twitter, of the gunmen chasing Israelis trying to escape from a music … Read more
Relatives of some of the 240 people held by Hamas in Gaza urged far-right Israeli lawmakers on Monday not to pursue proposed capital punishment for captured Hamas terrorists, saying that even talk of doing so might endanger the hostages. A number of suspected gunmen were detained after members of the armed Islamist faction breached the … Read more
US House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday attended a pro-Israel rally in Washington and termed the calls for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “outrageous”. “The calls for a ceasefire are outrageous,” Johnson said, as tens of thousands of demonstrators chanted “no ceasefire” slogans at the rally. They had gathered in Washington for … Read more
Fierce fighting continued near hospitals in Gaza, including the besieged region’s largest healthcare facility, Al-Shifa, as the Israeli military intensified its operations against the Palestinian group Hamas. Apprehensive of a direct attack on the hospital, thousands of patients and displaced individuals seeking refuge there fled to the south. According to Palestinian authorities, two newborns died, … Read more
The United States does not support any forced relocation of Palestinians outside of Gaza and this is not something that Washington is pursuing or is on the table, US State Department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Tuesday. Speaking at a daily news briefing, Patel also said Washington was opposed to any re-occupation of Gaza … Read more
Israel is reportedly looking to hire one lakh workers from India in a bid to replace Palestinians who were fired from jobs after Gaza-based terrorist organisation Hamas attacked the Jewish nation on October 7. According to a Voice of America (VOA) News report, Israel’s construction sector confirmed it had asked its government to allow companies … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said that after Hamas is destroyed, the people of Gaza will be offered a “real future”. “We will defeat and dismantle Hamas and we will offer the people of Gaza and the people of the Middle East a real future, a future of promise and hope, but this … Read more
South Africa on Monday recalled all its diplomats from Israel in condemnation of the bombardment of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and threatened to take action against the Israeli Ambassador in the country. In a media briefing, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni said the South African Cabinet had decided on these measures at its latest … Read more