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  Israel strikes Beirut targeting Hezbollah commander in 'revenge' of Golan Heights attack

  World | July 31, 2024 0:00 IST

  The strike comes days after a rocket strike from Lebanon killed the 12 youths. Israel blames the Hezbollah militant group, which has denied any role in the attack.

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  India issues travel advisory for Lebanon amid spiralling situation, issues emergency contact number

  World | July 29, 2024 14:19 IST

  In the latest travel advisory, MEA said: "In view of the recent developments in the region, all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution."

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  Lebanon's only airport in Beirut cancels hundreds of flights after Israel kills 2 in revenge attack

  World | July 29, 2024 16:42 IST

  Flights at Beirut Airport have been cancelled or delayed due to disruptions in the schedule of Lebanon's Middle East Airlines (MEA). The airline has cited insurance risks as the reason for these disruptions amid escalating tensions between Israel and the armed political group Hezbollah.

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  'We want to live, we don't want to die': Majdal Shams resident mourns children killed in playground

  World | July 28, 2024 18:59 IST

  A rocket slammed into a soccer pitch where dozens of children and teens were playing in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, which is located about 12 kilometres south of Lebanon and next to the Syrian border. The attack resulted in the killing of at least 12 children.

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  'Hezbollah will pay heavy price, kind it has thus far not paid': Israel after football match attack

  World | July 28, 2024 13:30 IST

  Israel blamed Hezbollah for the strike in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, but Hezbollah rushed to deny any role. Netanyahu warned that Hezbollah “will pay a heavy price for this attack, one that it has not paid so far."

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  Israel-Hamas war: 30 Palestinians killed, 100 injured in Israeli strike on girls' school in Gaza

  World | July 27, 2024 17:21 IST

  Israel's military said it had targeted a Hamas command and control centre in the school compound on Saturday. Israel has accused Hamas of operating from densely populated areas, schools and hospitals as cover, something that the terrorist group has denied.

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  Israel to 'forcefully operate' in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, orders residents to evacuate

  World | July 27, 2024 15:31 IST

  The order came after reports of rocket fire emerging from the area as well as military forces battling Palestinian militants in Khan Younis. Israeli officials estimate that some 14,000 fighters from militant groups including Hamas and Islamic Jihad have been killed or taken prisoner.

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  Trump meets Israeli PM Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, criticises Kamala Harris' 'disrespectful' remarks

  World | July 27, 2024 10:13 IST

  Trump and Netanyahu's first meeting in four years signals an effort to mend ties after relations soured between them when the Israeli PM congratulated Biden for winning the 2020 election. Trump also warned Netanyahu that the Middle East will see a World War III if he loses the upcoming election.

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  'I will not be silent': Kamala Harris strongly urges Israeli PM Netanyahu to end war in Gaza

  World | July 26, 2024 17:03 IST

  Harris said Israel had a right to defend itself, but it mattered how it chose to do so citing the level of destruction in Gaza in the last nine months. She said there had been "hopeful movement" in ceasefire talks and urged Netanyahu to end the war and bring back hostages.

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  Netanyahu meets Biden after he quits 2024 race, says 'Thank you for 50 years of support for Israel'

  World | July 26, 2024 0:05 IST

  Netanyahu’s first White House visit since before President Donald Trump left office in 2020, comes at a time of growing pressure on all three to find an endgame to the nine-month war that’s left more than 39,000 dead in Gaza.

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  'Iran's useful idiots': Netanyahu lashes out at anti-Israel protesters outside US Congress

  World | July 25, 2024 8:46 IST

  Thousands of protesters converged at the US Capitol to demonstrate against Netanyahu's approach to the war that has killed almost 40,000 Palestinians in Gaza and attracted global scorn. Netanyahu criticised the protesters and called them "Iran's useful idiots" in a fiery Congress speech.

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  Netanyahu addresses joint session of US Congress, seeks Biden's support against Gaza | WATCH LIVE

  World | July 25, 2024 15:31 IST

  Almost everyone in the House chamber rose to applaud Netanyahu as he walked in. Several Democrats — Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Marcy Kaptur of Ohio and Sylvia Garcia of Texas — remained seated and did not applaud his entrance.

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  'Arrest Netanyahu': Israel PM gets worst welcome in US before meeting with Biden, Trump | VIDEO

  World | July 25, 2024 15:28 IST

  Protesters carrying signs that read “arrest Netanyahu” and “end all US aid to Israel” shouted “Free, free Palestine," a day after a sit-in at a congressional office building that ended with multiple arrests.

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  Canadian citizen attempts stabbing attack in Israel near Gaza border, accused killed | VIDEO

  World | July 22, 2024 18:47 IST

  A Canadian citizen who tried to carry out a stabbing attack in a southern Israeli town was "neutralized," Israeli authorities said on Monday. The unsuccessful attack took place at the entrance of Netiv HaAsara, a town near the border with Gaza.

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  Houthis claim responsibility for long-range drone attacks at Israel's Tel Aviv, one dead

  World | July 19, 2024 16:34 IST

  Israel's military said the drone was an upgraded Iranian-made Samad-3 model that killed a 50-year-old man and injured four others in Tel Aviv. The attack threatens to widen red-hot tensions in the Middle East over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

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  Netanyahu makes surprise visit to southern Gaza, days before speech to US Congress

  World | July 18, 2024 23:15 IST

  Netanyahu's visit to Rafah was announced hours after Israel's far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, visited Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site, a move that could disrupt the delicate Gaza cease-fire talks.

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  India hands over first tranche of $2.5 million for Palestinian refugees amid Israel-Hamas War

  World | July 15, 2024 19:13 IST

  India disbursed the initial instalment of USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA), meeting its annual pledge of USD 5 million for the fiscal year 2024-25.

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  Israeli airstrike targeting Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif kills 71 in southern Gaza

  World | July 13, 2024 17:33 IST

  Deif is considered to be the chief architect of the Hamas-led October 7 attack that killed 1,200 people in Israel and was believed to be hiding in a tunnel in Al-Mawasi near Khan Younis. Meanwhile, a senior Hamas official said the strike showed that Israel was not interested in a ceasefire deal.

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  Israel-Hamas war 'should end now': Biden on ceasefire deal, opposes Israeli occupation of Gaza

  World | July 12, 2024 16:17 IST

  The US President said there were some "gaps to close" in the ceasefire deal he proposed in late May between Israel and Hamas. Biden's foreign policy towards Israel had drawn flak due to the rising Palestinian death count in the embattled Gaza Strip.

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  Israel orders evacuation of all Palestinians from Gaza City as it launches fresh offensive

  World | July 11, 2024 12:30 IST

  Dozens of people have been killed in the last 38 hours as Israel ramped up its military offensive in Gaza. Meanwhile, mediators from the US, Egypt and Qatar met Israeli officials in Doha to push for a ceasefire deal after months of negotiations.