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  Big trouble for Israeli PM as millions stage protest seeking ouster of Netanyahu govt I VIDEO

  World | April 01, 2024 8:51 IST

  Netanyahu's cabinet has faced widespread criticism over the security failure of the Hamas attack on southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage in Gaza.

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  Netanyahu undergoes successful hernia surgery, his office says 'in good shape, beginning to recover'

  World | April 01, 2024 7:03 IST

  According to the Israeli PMO, doctors discovered the hernia on Saturday during a routine checkup. After consultations, it said the decision was made for the premier to undergo surgery after completing his daily schedule.

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  Will Netanyahu govt collapse amid soaring anger at exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews? DEETS

  World | March 31, 2024 14:46 IST

  The decades-old controversy has become especially sensitive as Israel's armed forces, made up mostly of teenage conscripts and older civilians mobilised for reserve duty, wage a nearly six-month-old war in Gaza to try to eliminate the Islamist Hamas movement that rules the Palestinian enclave.

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  All is not well between Netanyahu, Biden? Israel cancels White House visit after UN ceasefire vote

  World | March 26, 2024 10:46 IST

  Netanyahu abruptly scrapped a visit to Washington this week by a senior delegation to discuss Israel’s threatened offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after the US abstained in a Security Council vote that demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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  'My daughter wants to eat eggs, I tell her how can I bring...': Gazans struggle to observe Ramadan

  World | March 19, 2024 23:55 IST

  "I was not able to provide my children with any of life's basics, to the point that my daughter asked me and said that she wanted to eat boiled eggs, I told her how can I bring you boiled eggs?" said a mother of two daughters staying on Gaza rubles.

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  US: Trump sparks row after saying Jews voting for Democrats 'hate Israel and their religion'

  World | March 19, 2024 14:15 IST

  Trump accused Democrats of hating Israel and said Jews voting for Democrats "should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed". This comes as Biden faces increasing criticism for supporting Israel in the war against Hamas in Gaza, where over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed.

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  Israeli airstrikes kill 20 Palestinians in Rafah, central Gaza as Biden and Netanyahu hold talks

  World | March 19, 2024 7:22 IST

  US President Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu held talks in over a month and the latter agreed to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss an alternative approach in Rafah. Israeli forces conducted another raid at al-Shifa hospital and killed 20 gunmen, as the UN warned of mass death in Gaza.

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  UN-backed food agency says Gaza suffers famine-level shortages, warns of mass death I VIDEO

  World | March 18, 2024 20:42 IST

  The UN-backed Integrated Food-Security Phase Classification, or IPC, which formally declares famines, said two of its three criteria - the overall shortage of food and prevalence of malnutrition - had probably already been met.

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  Israel-Hamas war: First ship using new sea route delivers humanitarian aid to Gaza

  World | March 16, 2024 16:25 IST

  The ship delivered 200 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, food and water to the war-torn Gaza as international pressure rises on Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu approved a potential assault plan on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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  NSA Ajit Doval meets Israel PM Netanyahu, discusses war in Gaza and humanitarian assistance

  World | March 12, 2024 8:32 IST

  Netanyahu and Doval discuss regional developments and the urgent need to address the issue of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages.

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  Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza, says Biden

  World | March 10, 2024 7:38 IST

  Biden expressed his willingness to make his case directly to the Israeli Knesset, its Parliament, including by revisiting the country.

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  Netanyahu says Israel will push on with offensive in Gaza's Rafah as ceasefire talks stalled

  World | March 08, 2024 11:34 IST

  Netanyahu's remarks came as a Hamas delegation left Cairo without any breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations in the war that has killed thousands in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day truce.

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  'Israel thwarting efforts to conclude ceasefire': Hamas as it leaves Cairo without any breakthrough

  World | March 07, 2024 21:35 IST

  After four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt to secure a 40-day ceasefire ahead of the Muslim fasting month there is still no sign of progress on key sticking points, with both sides blaming the other.

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  'Israel is ready to halt its war in Gaza during Ramadan if...': Biden amid soaring pressure

  World | February 27, 2024 11:50 IST

  Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting.

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  US proposes UN resolution for temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, opposes Rafah invasion

  World | February 20, 2024 12:18 IST

  The US has expressed concerns that a major ground offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement. Washington has been calling on Israel for some time to reduce civilian casualties and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

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  Israel-Hamas war: Over 29,000 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu vows 'total victory'

  World | February 19, 2024 17:48 IST

  The Health Ministry in Gaza 107 bodies were brought in the last 24 hours, bringing the death count of Palestinians to 29,092. Israel's offensive has driven most of the population homeless and triggered a humanitarian catastrophe with low food and water and medical services severely disrupted.

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  Brazilian President compares Israel's offensive in Gaza to Holocaust, Netanyahu responds

  World | February 19, 2024 10:36 IST

  Lula's remarks came as leaders of the African Union summit condemned Israel's offensive in Gaza, which has killed nearly 29,000 Palestinians. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu as promised to "finish the job" as a member of his war cabinet threatened an invasion in Rafah after Ramadan.

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  Israel and Hamas making progress towards ceasefire deal, hostage talks: Officials

  World | February 13, 2024 19:31 IST

  A senior Egyptian official said mediators have achieved what he described as “relatively significant” progress in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas. This came after both sides rejected each other's conditions for an imminent ceasefire and release of hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

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  Biden fed up with Netanyahu, hurls 'abusive' remarks as hospitals in Gaza piled up with dead bodies

  World | February 13, 2024 11:25 IST

  According to a media report, Biden allegedly hurled "abusive" remarks against his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu during his private conversation. However, a spokesperson for the National Security Council said that the two leaders have a "respectful relationship".

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  Amid concerns over Israel-Hamas war, 10,000 Indian construction workers to reach Tel Aviv next week

  World | January 31, 2024 17:22 IST

  Masons, painters, electricians, plumbers and some farmers said they were looking for jobs in Israel with some willing to risk going into a conflict zone because they could make five times more money in a year than they would at home.