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  At Voice of Global South Summit, PM Modi strongly condemns civilian deaths in Israel-Hamas war

  World | November 17, 2023 17:16 IST

  During the Voice of Global South Summit, Prime Minister Modi also referred to his recent phone conversation with the President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas last month and added how India sent assistance to the war-ravaged nation.

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  Israel confirms death of 19-year-old captive woman soldier shown in Hamas video

  World | November 14, 2023 23:14 IST

  In a statement likely given under duress, the Israeli woman soldier said Israeli strikes were hitting near where she was being held and called on Israel to halt them.

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  Israel Army seizes Gaza Parliament, police headquarters amid massive attacks on hospitals

  World | November 14, 2023 18:38 IST

  The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) claimed that troops of the 7th Armored Brigade and Golani Infantry Brigade have captured several Hamas governmental buildings including the Gaza Parliament.

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  'Whole house shakes due to bombardment': Indian woman, her daughter recall after leaving Gaza

  World | November 14, 2023 16:17 IST

  In a telephone call to the news agency on Sunday, Lubna confirmed that her name was among the people who could leave Gaza and thanked profusely the Indian missions in the region -- in Ramallah, Tel Aviv and Cairo -- for making this possible.

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  “War cannot be called self-defence': Muslim leaders condemn Israel's 'aggression' on Gaza hospitals

  World | November 12, 2023 13:43 IST

  The Muslim leaders also called for an end to weapons sales to Israel and dismissed out of hand any future political resolution to the conflict that would keep Gaza separate from the West Bank.

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  Netanyahu rejects desperate calls for a cease-fire as Israeli Forces target largest Gaza hospital

  World | November 12, 2023 11:52 IST

  Israel's military confirmed clashes outside the hospital, but Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari denied Shifa was under siege. He said troops will assist on Sunday in moving babies treated there and said “We are speaking directly and regularly” with hospital staff.

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  Over 3,00,000 pro-Palestinian protestors chant 'Stop the Gaza Massacre' as they gather in London

  World | November 12, 2023 10:43 IST

  Police estimated that some 3,00,000 people took part, snaking their way through the city from Hyde Park to the US Embassy about 5 kilometres away. Later, London police said it arrested 82 people at one location to prevent a breach of the peace.

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  'If there is a hell on earth today...': UN as Israeli attacks leave 20 of 36 hospitals dysfunctional

  World | November 11, 2023 11:49 IST

  The World Health Organization said that 20 of Gaza's 36 hospitals are no longer functioning, including a pediatric hospital that stopped operations after a reported Israeli strike in the area. “If there is a hell on earth today, its name is northern Gaza,” the UN humanitarian agency said.

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  Israel does not intend to reoccupy or govern Gaza, PM Netanyahu clarifies

  World | November 10, 2023 18:34 IST

  Amid speculations, Netanyahu made clear that though Israel had no intention of occupying Gaza, it did envision a radically reshaped territory free of Hamas. “What we have to see is Gaza demilitarized, deradicalized and rebuilt,” he said.

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  US launches massive airstrike on Syria in response to attacks by Iranian-backed militias

  World | November 10, 2023 10:48 IST

  The precision strike was conducted in response to the recent attacks directed by the IRGC and affiliated groups against US and Coalition bases in Iraq and Syria, White House Deputy Press Secretary Olivia Dalton said.

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  A recap of how the Israel-Hamas war has engulfed almost whole Middle East in the past 30 days

  World | November 07, 2023 23:51 IST

  The war has already come at a staggering cost, and Israel unleashed another wave of strikes across the territory on Tuesday. Entire city blocks have been reduced to rubble, and around 70% of Gaza’s 2.3 million people have fled their homes.

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  'Israeli safe passage is nothing but death corridors': Civilians fleeing northern Gaza's combat zone

  World | November 07, 2023 23:49 IST

  In the north of the Gaza Strip, Israeli ground forces backed by relentless airstrikes have encircled Gaza City, the base of Hamas' power, since the weekend. They cut the strip in half and sought to drive Palestinians from northern Gaza as troops advanced.

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  Israeli airstrikes again hit Gaza's largest hospital as death toll surpasses 10,000

  World | November 06, 2023 23:32 IST

  The Health Ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza says the Palestinian death toll from the ongoing war with Israel has jumped over 10,000. The figures, released Monday, mark a grim milestone in what has quickly become the deadliest Israeli-Palestinian violence since 1948.

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  Blinken wraps up 'gruelling' Middle East diplomatic tour in Turkey with 'limited success'

  World | November 06, 2023 20:20 IST

  In the Turkish capital of Ankara, Blinken met with Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan following a frantic weekend of travel that took him from Israel to Jordan, the occupied West Bank, Cyprus and Iraq, to build support for the Biden administration's proposal for “humanitarian pauses”.

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  PM Modi dials Iran President Raisi to discuss Israel-Hamas war, condemns terrorism

  World | November 06, 2023 19:12 IST

  During the conversation, the Indian leaders said that terrorist incidents, violence and loss of civilian lives were serious concerns and underscored the early restoration of peace and stability. Both leaders agreed on the need for an early resolution of the security and humanitarian situation.

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  Arab leaders demand immediate Gaza ceasefire, but Blinken warns this would help Hamas

  World | November 05, 2023 15:53 IST

  Despite repeated calls by the Arab leaders, Blinken held firm to the US position that a cease-fire would harm Israel’s right and obligation to defend its citizens after the surprise attack by Hamas on October 7 across southern Israel.

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  Israel targets Gaza refugee camp kills 33 people as Netanyahu rejects US push for a pause in war

  World | November 05, 2023 12:59 IST

  Israel-Hamas war: The latest attack of IDF on a refugee camp in Gaza killed at least 33 people on early Sunday. This came despite the soaring death toll in Gaza has sparked growing international anger and Antony Blinken's recent visit to the war-torn nation.

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  'We can't take it anymore...': Palestinian journalists break on live TV over death of their reporter

  World | November 04, 2023 16:36 IST

  The anchorwoman on the split screen also began to weep as Al-Bashir flushed, packed backwards as he said the world was ignoring the war’s staggering toll on Gaza civilians. Still holding his microphone, he slid off his flak jacket marked with the word PRESS and unstrapped his helmet.

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  Blinken steps up his frantic diplomacy in Jordan as Netanyahu rejects his bid to halt war

  World | November 04, 2023 15:07 IST

  After Netanyahu outrightly rejected Blinken's call for pause, he reached Jordan's national capital and met with senior Jordanian and other Arab officials, who remain angry and deeply suspicious of Israel as it intensifies its war against Hamas.

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  Israel claims responsibility for lethal airstrike on ambulance that killed over 15 people in Gaza

  World | November 04, 2023 12:46 IST

  Israeli Defence Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus admitted the forces struck an ambulance in Gaza but reiterated the militants were using it to ferry arms and ammunition to the battlefield. According to Gaza health officials, at least 15 "civilians" were killed in the attack.