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Gaza peace plan’s credibility crisis: Why the ceasefire deal is questionable and may shatter
Explainers | Sep 30, 2025, 07:17 PM ISTAt the core of the Gaza ceasefire plan lie demands and frameworks widely viewed as one-sided, unrealistic, and echoing past initiatives that collapsed without delivering lasting peace.
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Day after Netanyahu's defiant UN speech, Israeli strikes kill 38 in Gaza
World | Sep 27, 2025, 04:59 PM ISTAs per the officials, the strikes were conducted in central and northern Gaza, killing at least 38 people. These strikes come a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a defiant speech during the UN General Assembly session in New York.
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'A Palestinian state one mile from Jerusalem like giving Al-Qaeda a state near New York': Netanyahu
World | Sep 26, 2025, 08:01 PM ISTIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing isolation at the international level over his actions in Gaza. The International Criminal Court (ICC) has even issued an arrest warrant against Netanyahu, accusing the Israeli PM of crimes against humanity.
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Palestinian president calls for Hamas to surrender weapons: 'It will have no role in governing Gaza'
World | Sep 23, 2025, 09:28 AM ISTPalestinian president Mahmud Abbas in an address to a UN summit aid, "We also condemn the killing and detention of civilians, including Hamas actions on October 7, 2023."
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Trump's ultimatum to Hamas over hostage deal: 'Accept deal or pay the consequences'
World | Sep 08, 2025, 06:49 AM ISTUS President Donald Trump has delivered a stern ultimatum to Hamas, calling it his "last warning" for the militant group to agree to a deal for the release of hostages held in Gaza.
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Who was Mohammed Sinwar? Hamas' Gaza military chief killed by Israel
World | Aug 31, 2025, 07:55 AM ISTBorn on September 16, 1975, in the Khan Yunis refugee camp, Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan al-Sinwar was a Palestinian citizen and the younger brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza in May this year.
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Famine grips Gaza City: Israel says gates of hell will open as it warns Hamas of taking over city
World | Aug 22, 2025, 05:28 PM ISTNetanyahu has said a push to release the hostages would accompany the operation to take control of Gaza City and destroy the Hamas stronghold.
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Hamas agrees to 60-day Gaza ceasefire proposal, hostage deal with Israel amid ongoing conflict
World | Aug 18, 2025, 10:49 PM ISTThe Egyptian Foreign Minister said mediators are making vigorous efforts to revive a US-backed proposal for a 60-day ceasefire, under which some hostages would be freed initially while both sides negotiate a permanent truce and the release of the remaining captives.
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Netanyahu vows to 'finish the job' against Hamas, says goal is to free Gaza amid global criticism
World | Aug 10, 2025, 11:55 PM ISTNetanyahu defended Israel's planned Gaza offensive as essential to defeating Hamas, amid rising international criticism and a deepening humanitarian crisis marked by 26 Palestinian deaths while seeking aid.
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Civilians, hostages in peril as Israel plans to take over Gaza City; UNSC to hold special meeting
World | Aug 09, 2025, 07:42 AM ISTMeanwhile, Egypt and Qatar are working on a new ceasefire proposal. According to two Arab officials, it would involve the release of all hostages, both living and deceased, in exchange for a full end to the war and a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.
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Israeli Security Cabinet approves Netanyahu's plan to take over 'all of Gaza'
World | Aug 08, 2025, 08:18 AM ISTIsrael already controls 75 per cent of the territory in Gaza. If it tries to take control of all of it, then Israel may face further isolation from the global community, including its Western allies.
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'Where I'm going to be buried': Hamas releases chilling video of Israeli hostage digging own grave
World | Aug 03, 2025, 11:56 PM IST24-year-old Evyatar David was kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7 attacks in Southern Israel. He is among the 49 Israeli nationals who are still believed to be held hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
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In a first, Arab nations condemn October 7 attacks, urge Hamas to end rule in Gaza
World | Jul 30, 2025, 11:46 PM ISTFrance and Saudi Arabia, who co-chaired the conference at the UN in New York, have welcomed the declaration, calling it "historic and unprecedented".
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Fake passport, Rafah tunnel and more: How Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's wife escaped from Gaza
World | Jul 27, 2025, 09:32 PM ISTSamar Abu Zamer used forged documents and left Gaza through the Rafah border, crossing into Egypt. Notably, the IDF had released a video of Zamer and her children entering a Hamas tunnel, along with her children, in January, believing that she had gone underground.
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Israel declares daily ceasefire in Gaza to allow humanitarian aid amid ongoing conflict with Hamas
World | Jul 27, 2025, 01:21 PM ISTIsrael announces a daily pause in Gaza fighting to allow humanitarian aid, amid soaring casualties and ongoing ceasefire talks with Hamas.
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Israel-Hamas war: Death toll tops 58,000 as Gaza faces unprecedented devastation
World | Jul 14, 2025, 11:55 PM ISTThe Israel-Hamas conflict, now in its 21st month, has claimed over 58,000 lives, leaving Gaza severely devastated. Basic necessities like food and water are scarce, and the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen.
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Israeli report accuses Hamas of using sexual violence as 'weapon of war' on October 7
World | Jul 09, 2025, 07:40 AM ISTTestimonies revealed at least 15 instances of sexual assault, including four cases of gang rape. Two male hostages reported being forcibly stripped and physically abused, while others endured threats of forced marriage and various forms of sexualised violence.
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Trump says Israel agreed to conditions for 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept deal
World | Jul 02, 2025, 07:23 AM ISTTrump announced the development as he prepares to host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House.
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Israel declares Iran's Central Bank a terror entity in unprecedented move: What it means
World | Jun 25, 2025, 06:09 PM ISTIsrael has designated Iran's Central Bank as a terrorist organisation, alleging it facilitates terrorist activities. The move comes alongside sanctions on several banks, an energy firm, and Iranian officials over terror financing, amid a tense ceasefire and recent executions of alleged Mossad spies.
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Seven Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza blast targeting armoured vehicle: Military
World | Jun 25, 2025, 11:56 AM ISTSeven Israeli soldiers were killed in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, Tuesday after their armoured vehicle was hit by an explosive, the Israeli military said. Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for an ambush involving missiles and gunfire, but it is unclear if the incidents are connected.