Middle East
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Israel intensifies attacks on Gaza, southern Lebanon on eve of Oct 7 anniversary
World | Oct 07, 2024, 08:27 AM ISTOn October 7, 2023, Hamas militants infiltrated Israel and slaughtered over 1,200 civilians while taking many hostage. The war, which started with the incident, has taken the lives of over 42,000 people in Gaza. Thousands have been killed in Lebanon and Isarel.
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Iran cancels overnight flights as Israeli retaliation to missile attack looms large
World | Oct 06, 2024, 11:50 PM ISTIran cancelled all its overnight flights on Sunday as the threat of an Israeli counterstrike looms over the country. Middle East is reeling under severe tensions over the last few weeks.
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Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, 440 Hezbollah fighters killed in ground operations
World | Oct 06, 2024, 07:55 AM ISTPowerful new explosions rocked Beirut's southern suburbs late on Saturday as Israel expanded its bombardment in Lebanon, striking a Palestinian refugee camp deep in the north for the first time as it targeted both Hezbollah and Hamas fighters.
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Iran's Foreign Minister warns Israel against attack: 'Our retaliation will be stronger...'
World | Oct 04, 2024, 11:11 PM ISTMiddle East is reeling under grave tensions of a possible all-out war between Iran and Israel, with Israeli military action already underway in Lebanon against Hezbollah.
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India's first reaction after Iran attacks Israel: 'Conflict shouldn't take wider regional dimension'
World | Oct 02, 2024, 02:58 PM ISTIn a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs urged both parties to restrain attacking each other and asked to return to dialogue and diplomacy in order to avoid wider conflict in the region.
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US Vice-Presidential Debate TAKEAWAYS: Vance, Walz focus their attacks on Middle East, immigration
World | Oct 02, 2024, 10:43 AM ISTVance and Walz trained the bulk of their attacks not on their on-stage rival, but on the running mates who weren't in the room. Both vice presidential nominees sought to convey a genial mien as they lobbed criticism at Harris and Trump, respectively.
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Iran launches salvo of missiles at Israel as tensions peak in Middle East | Horrific VIDEO emerges
World | Oct 02, 2024, 12:05 AM ISTIran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday in retaliation for Israel's campaign against Tehran's Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
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Israel, Jordan and Iraq close airspace as Iran launches barrage of missiles in major escalation
World | Oct 02, 2024, 12:07 AM ISTThe Israeli Army said Iran had launched over 200 missiles targeting approximately 10 million civilians.
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PM Modi speaks to Netanyahu, discusses West Asia conflict amid escalating tensions
World | Oct 01, 2024, 06:17 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with his Israeli counterpart on Monday (September 30) and took note of the developments in the region. Notably, the Prime Minister also emphasized India's commitment to supporting efforts for the early restoration of peace and stability in the region.
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Nasrallah among 7 top Hezbollah militants killed over past week in Lebanon: Who's next?
World | Sep 30, 2024, 02:54 PM ISTIsrael has taken down several Hizbollah targets over the past week in its precise airstrikes in Beirut. It had major success after the elimination of Hassan Nasrallah, chief of the militant group. Who are other militants who could possibly be on Israel's hit list? Know here.
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Nasrallah's body recovered from airstrike site in Beirut, death likely due to 'blunt trauma': Report
World | Sep 30, 2024, 09:05 AM ISTHassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah chief, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Lebanese capital Beirut on September 27. Reports claimed that his body has been recovered from the site where the military conducted the precise attacks.
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Biden says he will speak with Netanyahu over Lebanon attacks: 'War in Middle East must be avoided'
World | Sep 30, 2024, 06:56 AM ISTJoe Biden had recently backed the killing of Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah by Israel in an airstrike and said that his killing "is a measure of justice for his many victims".
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Israeli military eliminates another senior Hezbollah commander Nabil Qaouk in Beirut airstrike
World | Sep 29, 2024, 06:33 PM ISTThe major setback to Hezbollah came just two days after Israel eliminated its chief Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike in Beirut on Friday.
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Nasrallah's elimination was 'necessary condition' for Israel to achieve its war goals: Netanyahu
World | Sep 29, 2024, 10:55 AM ISTIsrael took down Hassan Nasrallah in its airstrike in Beirut on Friday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu termed his elimination as a "necessary condition" for Israel to achieve its war goals.
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Israeli strikes kill 492 in Lebanon; Netanyahu says 'war not with citizens, but Hezbollah'
World | Sep 24, 2024, 11:08 AM ISTIsraeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese population to evacuate and "get out of harm's way". The Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday killed 492 people, including women and children.
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Israel asks Lebanese to leave homes where Hezbollah stores arms as attacks continue on both sides
World | Sep 23, 2024, 12:42 PM ISTThe Lebanese armed militant group Hezbollah fired over 150 rockets across northern Israel, with some landing near the city of Haifa, as Israel launched hundreds of strikes on Lebanon.
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'Use it or lose it': Israel detonated pagers earlier than planned in fear of Hezbollah suspicions
World | Sep 19, 2024, 01:00 PM ISTAccording to several media reports, Israel had reserved the pager blasts as an opening blow to Hezbollah in case of an all-out war. However, these plans were accelerated when a couple of Hezbollah members became suspicious of the plot and raised the matter with their superiors.
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Israel on High Alert: Lebanon launches rocket barrage into Israeli territory
News | Aug 22, 2024, 12:12 AM ISTOn August 21, smoke rose into the skies of southern Lebanon as rockets were fired toward Israel. Cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces have not decreased since October 7. Hezbollah announced a "support front" with Palestinians shortly after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7.
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Jaishankar meets Kuwaiti PM, Crown Prince for first time after fire tragedy that killed 45 Indians
World | Aug 18, 2024, 04:50 PM ISTThe visit came nearly two months after 45 Indians had died in a devastating fire at a building in Kuwait. At least 49 foreign workers were killed and 50 others injured in the fire in June at the seven-storey building in Kuwait's Mangaf.
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Hamas attacks Israel, launches 'M90' rockets at Tel Aviv in major escalation of conflict
World | Aug 13, 2024, 08:07 PM ISTTensions in the Middle East are at an all-time high after a suspected Israeli attack that killed Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last month. Iran had blamed Israel for the attack and promised retaliation, threatening ceasefire efforts in the Gaza war that has killed over 40,000 Palestinians.