Israel And Gaza Conflict
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Israeli cease-fire with militants in Gaza appears to hold, despite new rocket launch
World | May 15, 2023, 12:00 AM ISTThe latest round of Gaza fighting was sparked Tuesday when Israeli jets killed three top commanders from the Islamic Jihad militant group in response to earlier rocket launches from Gaza.
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Israel-Palestine conflict: 2 killed in West Bank after Israel strikes Lebanon, Gaza
World | Apr 07, 2023, 11:56 PM ISTThe early morning Israeli strikes followed an unusually large rocket barrage fired at Israel from southern Lebanon — some of the heaviest and most serious cross-border violence since Israel's 2006 war with Lebanon's Hezbollah militants.
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EXPLAINED: Why Jerusalem is the most bitterly disputed holy site on Earth?
World | Apr 07, 2023, 06:54 PM ISTThe Palestinians view the holy site as the last remnant of their homeland that is not under full Israeli control, and they fear that Israel plans to one day take over the site or partition it.
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Israel retaliates with air strikes on Gaza following rocket firings; 10 Palestinians killed by Israe
World | Jan 27, 2023, 11:49 PM ISTGaza militants then fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes overnight — but the exchange was limited, following a familiar pattern that allows both sides to respond without leading to a major flare-up.
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Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
World | Aug 06, 2022, 01:06 PM ISTThe latest round of Israel-Gaza violence was sparked by the arrest this week of a senior Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank.
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Why Gal Gadot, Ali Fazal's Death on The Nile got banned in Kuwait
Hollywood | Feb 09, 2022, 07:31 AM ISTGal Gadot's upcoming film Death On The Nile, a whodunnit based on 'Queen of Crime' Agatha Christie's novel, is set to release on February 11. But it has been banned in Kuwait over the actress' support of the Israeli army.
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Israeli aircraft hit militant targets in Gaza after rocket fire
World | Jan 02, 2022, 08:00 AM ISTThe Israeli military said the attacks targeted a rocket manufacturing facility and a military post for Hamas. It also blamed the militant Islamic group for any violence emanating from the territory it controls.
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Israel strikes Gaza after gunfire wounds civilian near fence
World | Dec 29, 2021, 10:09 PM ISTThe Israeli military said a civilian near the security fence was lightly wounded by gunfire from Gaza, and that it responded with tank fire at multiple military positions manned by the Hamas militant group.
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Israel hits Hamas targets in Gaza in response to rocket fire
World | Sep 13, 2021, 01:15 PM ISTOver the weekend, Israel caught four of the six Palestinian inmates, who tunneled out of a maximum security prison on Sept. 6.
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Israel arrests 4 Palestinian fugitives who escaped prison
World | Sep 12, 2021, 08:30 AM ISTLate on Saturday, the four re-captured prisoners appeared separately in court where prosecutors are pushing terrorist attack charges against them following their escape.
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Israel searches for 6 Palestinians after rare prison break
World | Sep 07, 2021, 11:18 AM ISTIsraeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called it a “grave incident” that required maximum effort by Israel’s various security branches.
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Joe Biden tells Israeli PM he’ll try diplomacy first with Iran
World | Aug 28, 2021, 08:41 AM ISTBennett arrived at the White House aiming to dissuade Biden from returning to the Iran nuclear deal that was brokered during the Obama administration and later scrapped by President Donald Trump.
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Israel strikes Gaza after violent protests along border
World | Aug 22, 2021, 01:01 PM ISTViolence erupted after hundreds of Palestinians took part in a demonstration organized by Gaza’s Hamas rulers to draw attention to the Israeli-Egyptian blockade of the territory.
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Israel strikes Gaza after incendiary balloons launched
World | Jul 04, 2021, 02:41 PM ISTIsraeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes on the Gaza Strip in response to incendiary balloons launched at southern Israel, according to security sources.
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Israel strikes Gaza after Hamas fires incendiary balloons
World | Jun 18, 2021, 08:44 AM ISTIsrael launched airstrikes on the Gaza Strip late Thursday for a second time since a shaky cease-fire ended last month’s 11-day war.
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Israeli airstrikes target Gaza sites, first since cease-fire
World | Jun 16, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTThe airstrikes targeted facilities used by Hamas militants for meetings to plan attacks, the Israeli military said, blaming the group for any act of violence emanating from Gaza. There were no immediate reports of casualties.
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No shift in commitment to security of Israel: Joe Biden
World | May 22, 2021, 09:07 AM ISTUS President Joe Biden has said that there is no shift in the commitment of his administration towards the security of Israel but insisted a two-state solution that includes a state for Palestinians remains the only answer to that conflict.
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Palestinians claim victory as Gaza truce faces early test
World | May 21, 2021, 01:43 PM ISTPalestinians rallied by the thousands early Friday after a cease-fire took effect in the latest Gaza war, with many viewing it as costly but clear victory for the Islamic militant group Hamas over a far more powerful Israel.
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Joe Biden hails ceasefire; says both Palestinians and Israelis deserve to live safely
World | May 21, 2021, 08:33 AM ISTPalestinians and Israelis equally deserve to live safely, security and to enjoy equal measures of freedom, prosperity and democracy, US President Joe Biden has said as Israel and Hamas have agreed to an unconditional ceasefire
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UN envoy welcomes cease-fire in Gaza fighting
World | May 21, 2021, 07:54 AM ISTThe top United Nations envoy to Israel and the Palestinian territories is welcoming the cease-fire in the latest war between Israel and the Hamas- militant group that rules Gaza.