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UN Security Council is voting on a Gaza cease-fire Today; US certain to Veto
US circulated a rival UNSC resolution that supports a temporary cease-fire in Gaza linked to the release of all hostages, and calls for the lifting of all restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid.
Hezbollah targets Israeli base to avenge killings in Lebanon
The Israeli army confirmed that a "hostile aircraft" had come down at one of its bases in the north and said that "no injuries or damage were reported."
Israeli strike kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon: Security Official
Tawil "had a leading role in managing Hezbollah's operations in the south", the security official said, requesting anonymity.
Al Jazeera says two Gaza journalists killed in Israeli strike
Hamza Wael Dahdouh and Mustafa Thuria, who also worked as a video stringer for AFP and other news organisations, were killed while they were "on their way to carry out their duty" for the channel.
India-Oman looking at early conclusion of CEPA
Bilateral trade between the two nations has doubled from USD 5.4 billion in 2020-21 to USD 12.3 billion in 2022-23.
Health Ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says fatalities surpassed 15,200, 70% of them women and children
Many of Israel's attacks Saturday were focused on the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza, where the military said it had struck more than 50 Hamas targets with airstrikes, tank fire and its navy.
PM Modi welcomes release of Israeli hostages, calls for regional stability in G20 virtual summit
The Summit was attended by 22 heads of government, though some leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Joe Biden were not present.
EU nations jointly condemn Hamas for ‘use of hospitals and civilians as human shields’
EU foreign affairs chief Josep Borrell said Monday that at the same time the bloc asked Israel “for maximum restraint in targeting in order to avoid human casualties.”
Netanyahu rejects growing calls for a cease-fire as Israel battles Hamas outside main Gaza hospital
The Israeli leader also insisted that after the war, now entering its sixth week, Gaza would be demilitarized and Israel would retain security control there.
Power games: Government deputes top officers to save 8 navy men
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s trusted diplomat Deepak Mittal is spearheading India’s efforts to help eight former Indian Navy personnel,
Israel’s increased airstrikes across Gaza kill over 700 people in 24 hours: Palestine
Witnesses and health officials said many of the airstrikes hit residential buildings, in southern Gaza where Israel had told civilians to take shelter.
French parliament speaker visit to Israel sparks a row
Tel Aviv: On Sunday, French far-left leader Jean-Luc Melenchon accused parliament speaker Yael Braun-Pivet, who is Jewish, of "setting up camp in Tel Aviv to encourage the massacre" in Gaza.
The speaker of France's parliament accused…
Israeli planes strike targets as US seeks more time to free hostages
Tel Aviv/Gaza: Israel has not allowed fuel, which is critically needed for water and sanitation systems and hospitals.
Israeli warplanes are striking targets across Gaza ahead of an expected ground offensive in the besieged Hamas-ruled…
Fresh aid enters Gaza as Israel steps up strikes
Sunday's aid delivery through the Rafah crossing was the second such operation in two days after 20 trucks arrived on Saturday.
Biden says Hamas attacked Israel in part to block a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
Momentum toward a landmark US-brokered deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, guardian of Islam's two holiest sites, was shattered by the October 7 attack by Hamas
Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds; contradictory claims
Hamas says the damage came from an Israeli air strike, the Israeli avers; 'militants from another Islamist group -- Islamic Jihad -- had caused the explosion with a misfired rocket'
Indian journalist flees Doha, Fearing arrest for story on detained naval veterans
NEW DELHI: An Indian journalist working in Doha had to flee and return home due to an imminent threat of arrest over a story published on the eight Indian naval officers who were arrested by Qatar’s Interior Ministry in August 2022.
“The…
Biden confirms Americans among hostages captured in Israel, condemns ‘sheer evil’ of…
“Let me say again to any country, any organization, anyone thinking of taking advantage of the situation,” Biden said. “I have one word: Don’t."
At least 20 killed in Turkish strike on northeast Syria
Turkey's defence ministry said Friday it had launched a new wave of air strikes in retaliation for an attack in Ankara earlier this month that wounded two security personnel.
PM Modi: India stands in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour
A surprise attack by Hamas militants from Gaza at daybreak killed at least 300 Israelis on Saturday forcing PM Netanyahu declared "war".