Israel Defence Forces
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IDF alleges Hamas actively preventing Palestinians from evacuating Gaza ahead of ground operation
World | Oct 15, 2023, 06:35 PM ISTIsrael had issued an evacuation order on Friday for 1.1 million people - almost half the population of the entire Gaza Strip - within 24 hours. Hamas told Palestinians to disobey to order and stay put in their homes against Israel's "disgusting psychological warfare".
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'Hear their cries...': Israeli military shares video of babies captured by Hamas | WATCH
World | Oct 14, 2023, 12:05 PM ISTThe Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have confirmed that at least 120 civilians, including those of different nationalities, have been held hostage by Hamas. The militant group said on Friday that 13 hostages were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.
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'Hamas has to pay...': Retired Israeli Army general joins battle with only his 9mm pistol
World | Oct 13, 2023, 04:13 PM ISTZiv served as the head of the operations directorate of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and organised platoons of soldiers and fought militants with just his pistol. He has been a critic of PM Netanyahu's policies, claiming they bitterly divided Israelis and threatened the country's security.
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Israel drops 6,000 bombs weighing 4,000 tonnes on Gaza to eliminate Hamas militants | WATCH
World | Oct 13, 2023, 01:29 PM ISTIsrael also used fighter jets, attack helicopters and aircraft to launch its aerial assault on the Gaza Strip. Over 1,500 Palestinians have already been killed in retaliatory airstrikes by Israel since the unprecedented attack by Hamas militants on Saturday.
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1,500 bodies of Hamas militants found in southern Israel, says military as war escalates
World | Oct 10, 2023, 04:46 PM ISTAs the war entered its fourth day, over 1,600 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza. Questions have emerged on whether Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu would launch a ground attack on Gaza after the devastating Hamas incursion on Saturday.
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Israel mobilises reserve forces on large scale amid state of emergency after Hamas strike
World | Oct 07, 2023, 06:25 PM ISTSeveral Israeli military personnel have been deployed to the area surrounding Gaza to fight against Hamas members. The IDF has launched operation ‘Iron Swords’ in response to Hamas’s surprise attack.
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2 soldiers, UN peacekeeper killed in Israel-Hezbollah clashes
World | Jan 29, 2015, 12:00 AM ISTJerusalem: At least two Israeli soldiers and a Spanish UN peacekeeper were killed and seven others injured when a missile fired by Lebanese Hezbollah group hit an army convoy today, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
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12 killed in Israeli air strikes on 48th day of Gaza war
World | Aug 24, 2014, 11:37 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: At least 12 Palestinians, including a top Hamas financial official, were killed today in Israeli air strikes on Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to continue the military offensive as long as necessary.Israel
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Palestinians accept new 72-hour ceasefire offer
World | Aug 10, 2014, 11:37 PM ISTGaza: Bloodbath in Gaza continued unabated today with Israeli jets pounding the coastal strip, even as the fragile peace process got a new lease of life with Palestinian negotiators saying they have accepted an Egyptian
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Bloodbath in Gaza continues, peace process in tatters
World | Aug 10, 2014, 05:13 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Bloodbath in Gaza continued unabated today with Israeli jets pounding the coastal strip, as talks to end the conflict that has killed over 2,000 people virtually collapsed after Palestinians threatened to quit unless Israel
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Israel vows to pursue campaign as truce ends
World | Aug 04, 2014, 11:26 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Israel today resumed shelling on Gaza Strip as a seven-hour humanitarian ceasefire ended and vowed to press ahead with its offensive against Hamas until long-term calm is restored even as the death toll in
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Children in Gaza left in ice cream freezers as morgues run out of space
World | Aug 04, 2014, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: Even as the UN expressed outrage after another deadly strike on one of its schools on Sunday, pictures tweeted by doctors and journalists from Gaza, showing bodies of children in ice cream freezers
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Gaza crisis: Israel, Hamas begin 12-hour 'humanitarian window'
World | Jul 26, 2014, 12:56 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: A 12-hour ‘humanitarian window' began on Saturday after Israel and militants in Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip agreed to a UN request for a pause in fighting, but a ceasefire deal still looked elusive even as
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Israel-Gaza crisis: 583 Palestinians, 27 IDF soldiers killed; no sign of ceasefire
World | Jul 22, 2014, 06:04 PM ISTGaza: Israeli air strikes on Tuesday killed seven people in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, raising the Palestinian toll to 583 in the 15-day conflict that has also left 27 Israeli soldiers dead, even as international
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Israel presses blistering attack on Gaza, toll rises to 524
World | Jul 21, 2014, 08:43 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Israel today pressed ahead with its heavy bombardment of Gaza and foiled major infiltration attempts by Hamas on the 14th day of the conflict that has killed 524 Palestinians and 20 Israelis, even as
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Israel bombs Gaza, Hamas fires rockets; 37 killed
World | Jul 09, 2014, 05:37 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: In the worst flare-up in two years, at least 37 Palestinians have been killed as the Israeli military today stepped up its offensive pounding Hamas targets in Gaza while almost the whole of Israel