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Hamas official says their tunnels in Gaza are prepared against pumping water into them
News | Dec 15, 2023, 06:46 PM ISTA Hamas member played down Israel's attempts to flood the group's tunnels in Gaza saying when militants built them
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Suspected militants including Hamas members arrested in Europe for potential anti-Jewish attacks
World | Dec 14, 2023, 11:14 PM ISTThree Hamas members were detained in Berlin, three in Denmark and another Hamas member was detained in the Netherlands. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was "as serious as it gets" as the EU warned of an increase in terrorist attacks around Christmas earlier this month.
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Israel- Hamas War: Protest outside Knesset calls for immediate release of hostages held in Gaza
News | Dec 13, 2023, 06:52 PM ISTProtesters gathered outside the Knesset, calling for the release of the remaining hostages held in Gaza, Crowds waved flags and banners aloft as they chanted for the remaining captives to be freed
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Israel-Hamas War: Palestinians say they were beaten by Israeli soldiers during detention
News | Dec 11, 2023, 06:07 PM ISTSeveral Palestinian men and teenage boys said they were beaten, given only minimal water and often prevented from using the toilet in five days of detention and interrogation by Israeli troops.
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu Rejects International Calls For Ceasefire In War | Israel- Hamas War
News | Dec 11, 2023, 05:55 PM ISTAs the war between Israel and Hamas escalated, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejected international calls for a pause in the war. Netanyahu thanked U.S. President Joe Biden...for his administration's veto of UN Security Council resolution.
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Union Minister Meenakashi Lekhi denies answering question on Hamas in Parliament, calls for probe
India | Dec 09, 2023, 11:50 PM ISTA user flagged it to the Minister that the information was shared on the website of the Sansad, which was later circulated, to which Meenakashi Lekhi said that an inquiry into the incident would "reveal the culprit".
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Netanyahu says he heard of sexual violence at meeting with returned hostages | Israel- Hamas War
News | Dec 06, 2023, 07:21 PM ISTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that he had heard stories of sexual abuse at a meeting with hostages returned by Hamas during a recent pause in the fighting in Gaza, and called on the women's and human rights organizations to act on it
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'Had to do this today': Kalki Koechlin deletes her X account over Israel-Palestine war
Entertainment | Dec 06, 2023, 01:57 PM ISTKalki Koechlin on Tuesday evening informed her fans that she has deleted her X (formerly Twitter) account. The Shaitan actress took to her Instagram handle to share a screenshot before deleting the X app from her iPhone.
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Israel launches bloody phase of war, bombards 'heart of Khan Younis' despite US pressure
World | Dec 06, 2023, 01:06 PM ISTIsrael-Hamas war: The Israeli military said its forces were “in the heart” of Khan Younis, which has emerged as the first target in the expanded ground offensive into southern Gaza that Israel says aims to destroy Hamas.
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Hamas establishes new 'terrorist' affiliate in Lebanon named 'Tala'eh Tawafan Al Aqsa'
World | Dec 05, 2023, 07:48 AM ISTIsrael-Hamas war: The IDF identified multiple launches in the Mount Dov area, some of which impacted Lebanese territory. In response, Israeli artillery retaliated by targeting the sources of the missile fire.
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Israel orders emergency evacuations in Gaza but Palestinians are running out of places to go
World | Dec 04, 2023, 07:02 PM ISTIsrael-Hamas war: Gaza residents said they heard airstrikes and explosions in and around Khan Younis overnight and into Monday after the military dropped leaflets warning people to relocate farther south toward the border with Egypt.
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Israel-Hamas War: Hamas official in Lebanon says 'there are no safe areas' in Gaza
News | Dec 04, 2023, 07:01 PM ISTLebanon-based Hamas official, Osama Hamdan, told a press conference in Beirut on Sunday (December 3) that there are no safe areas in the Gaza Strip. He claimed Israel had lied about there being safe areas in the south of the enclave as part of a plan to trap the Palestinians to kill civilians.
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Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu's corruption trial resumes under shadow of war
World | Dec 04, 2023, 04:47 PM ISTIsrael’s longest-serving prime minister Netanyahu was accused of massive corruption which allegedly included receiving cigars, Champagne, bracelets, bags and luxury clothes. He was allegedly involved in disrupting investigative and judicial proceedings.
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Israel expands ground operation to ‘every part’ of Gaza Strip after resumption of attacks
World | Dec 04, 2023, 08:27 AM ISTIsrael's attacks resumed on Friday after the weeklong ceasefire. Israeli military said that they have begun ground operations on Hamas in "every part" of Gaza, expanding to the south.
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Israel-Hamas: Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu says, 'We have no desire to harm the population'
News | Dec 03, 2023, 07:22 PM ISTPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday (December 2) that Israel was continuing to work in coordination with the U.S. and international organisations to define "safe areas" for Gaza
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Hamas says 10-month-old, family held hostage in Gaza killed in Israeli airstrike
World | Nov 29, 2023, 10:04 PM ISTMore than 13,300 Palestinians have been killed since the war began on October 7, roughly two-thirds of them women and minors, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants.
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India Reaffirms 'Zero-Tolerance Approach to Terrorism,' Stresses Long-Standing Bond with Palestine
News | Nov 29, 2023, 07:01 PM ISTDuring the address on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ruchira Kamboj, reaffirmed India's enduring commitment to supporting Palestine's aspirations for statehood and peace.
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Hamas releases 12 more hostages, Isreal 30 Palestinian prisoners on first day of extended truce deal
World | Nov 29, 2023, 07:03 AM ISTIsrael-Hamas war: As part of an initial four-day truce agreement, approximately 50 Israeli hostages have been released since Friday. Israel also released 30 Palestinian prisoners on Tuesday as a part of an extended truce deal.
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Israel- Hamas War: Elon Musk visits Israel amid row over 'antisemitism' | What's the controversy?
News | Nov 28, 2023, 10:58 AM ISTTesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday visited Israel and met PM Benjamin Netanyahu amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. Musk also had a discussion over provision of Starlink internet connection in Israel and Gaza. He also visited areas and towns that were attacked by Hamas on October 7.
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'We will continue until victory: Israeli PM Netanyahu visits Gaza for 1st time since war with Hamas
World | Nov 27, 2023, 03:01 PM ISTThis is the first time in two decades that an Israeli Prime Minister has made an official visit to Gaza, where over 14,000 people have been killed in the ongoing war. Netanyahu had promised to resume the war with full force once the truce period expires.