Palestinians
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Eight key Muslim nations, including Pakistan and Turkey, back Trump's Gaza peace plan
World | Sep 30, 2025, 07:16 AM ISTWhite House has released a peace plan to end the two-year-old Gaza conflict following a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Trump proposes US takeover of Gaza for redevelopment after meeting Netanyahu
World | Feb 05, 2025, 08:09 AM ISTDonald Trump has proposed to resettle displaced Palestinians outside Gaza while the US would take over the strip for redevelopment purposes. His offer is widely criticised by US allies in the Middle East, including Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
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Israeli airstrike on Gaza school kills over 100, targets Hamas command centre
World | Aug 10, 2024, 11:34 AM ISTAn Israeli airstrike on a Gaza school sheltering displaced individuals resulted in over 100 Palestinian deaths and dozens of injuries. The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted a Hamas command center embedded within the school.
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Israel to 'forcefully operate' in southern Gaza's Khan Younis, orders residents to evacuate
World | Jul 27, 2024, 03:31 PM ISTThe 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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Israeli airstrike in Gaza's Rafah kills 9, including six children, amid Middle East tensions
World | Apr 20, 2024, 05:37 PM ISTThe nearly seven-month-long war between Israel and Hamas has dramatically increased tensions in the Middle East, bringing the former and its arch-enemy Iran to open warfare. Israel had long threatened to invade the Rafah city despite international pressure against it.
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6,000 construction workers from India to arrive in Israel in April-May amid labour shortage
World | Apr 11, 2024, 11:43 AM ISTThese workers will be brought to Israel via an "air shuttle" to help the country's labour shortage amid the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. An acute shortage of workers has talled several projects, causing concerns about the increasing cost of living.
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Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations across the world marred by devastating Israel-Hamas war in Gaza
World | Apr 10, 2024, 07:56 PM ISTAs Muslims across the world celebrated the end of the holy month of Ramadan, many countries noted the death and destruction in Gaza. The Israeli military operation has killed over 33,000 Palestinians and left most of the population homeless.
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Biden makes another gaffe, confuses Gaza with Ukraine twice while announcing aid airdrops | WATCH
World | Mar 02, 2024, 10:01 AM ISTBiden's mental health and old age have been under scrutiny lately after a special counsel report that he improperly stored classified documents as a result of mental decline. The 81-year-old US President has confused the names of countries and world leaders several times.
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Future looks bleak for Palestinians as death count in Gaza surpasses 30,000 | IN PICS
World | Feb 29, 2024, 07:44 PM ISTAt least 30,035 Palestinians in Gaza have been killed due to Israel's nearly five-month-long offensive that began with Hamas' attack on October 7. Over 100 people Palestinians lined up for humanitarian assistance were killed on Thursday as a quarter of the population faces starvation.
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One Israeli killed, 8 injured after gunmen open fire in West Bank amid boiling tensions
World | Feb 22, 2024, 03:58 PM ISTTwo of the three attackers were killed on the spot, while a third was apprehended later and detained. This comes at a time of high tensions with the escalating Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, where thousands of Palestinians have been killed.
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'Irresponsible': US slams Israeli ministers' statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza
World | Jan 03, 2024, 12:30 PM ISTIsrael's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich called on Palestinians to leave the besieged Gaza Strip, while national security adviser Itamar Ben-Gvir suggested the voluntary migration of Gazans. These remarks have sparked concerns that Israel wants to drive Palestinians out of Gaza.
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US: Pro-Palestinian protesters block traffic at two airports in LA and New York, dozens arrested
World | Dec 28, 2023, 06:10 PM ISTThe protesters blocked traffic around Los Angeles International Airport and New York's John F Kennedy International Airport - considered two of the country's busiest airports. At least 36 people were arrested in Los Angeles and 26 in New York.
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Israel-Hamas War: Pro-Palestinian protesters clash with police in front of US Embassy in Manila
News | Nov 14, 2023, 06:22 PM ISTMore than a hundred pro-Palestinian Filipino protesters clashed with police in front of the U.S. Embassy in Manila on Tuesday. Police tried to stop the protesters using riot shields but were outnumbered by almost two hundred protesters until they reached the front of the US embassy.
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'Didn't come for political view': Man snatches mic from Greta Thunberg over pro-Palestinian chants
World | Nov 14, 2023, 08:20 AM ISTSnatching the mic from Thunberg, the man said, "I have come here for a climate demonstration, not a political view". The dramatic event unfolded after the Swedish climate activist invited a Palestinian and an Afghan woman on stage during the event in the Netherlands.
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Israel-Hamas war: 800,000 Palestinians flee to southern Gaza as Israeli troops ramp up attack
World | Oct 31, 2023, 05:10 PM ISTMeanwhile, Israeli forces managed to release a female soldier in Hamas captivity in the besieged Gaza Strip. Over 8,300 people have been killed in Israeli bombardment and ground operations since the deadly October 7 attack.
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Israel-Hamas war: Thousands break into Gaza aid warehouses to loot supplies as desperation grows
World | Oct 29, 2023, 04:32 PM ISTMany organisations have run out of fuel supplies after Israel imposed a siege in Gaza and barred any supplies from getting into the territory. Israel also struck nearby areas of Gaza's largest hospital and blocked several roads leading to it.
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Israel-Hamas War: Trucks carrying desperately-needed humanitarian aid cross into Gaza from Rafah
World | Oct 21, 2023, 01:54 PM ISTThe first convoy of 20 trucks carrying essential supplies of water, medicine and food have been allowed to enter Gaza. Israel had allowed Egypt to deliver limited humanitarian aid desperately sought by Palestinians amid dire conditions following Israel's 'complete siege'.
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Hamas demands 6,000 Palestinians to be released from Israeli prisons in exchange for hostages
World | Oct 17, 2023, 04:36 PM ISTAccording to Hamas officials, over 20 hostages have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Hamas has previously managed to negotiate the release of thousands of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for Israeli hostages, including civilians and soldiers.
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Pakistan: Two Palestinian medics injured in knife attack over harassment of female classmates
World | Oct 16, 2023, 06:44 PM ISTAccording to police in Gujranwala, the Palestinian students had objected to harassment of their female peers in the private hospital. They were taken to the Gujranwala District Headquarters Hospital in a stable condition.
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4 Palestinians killed in fresh clashes with Israel
News | Dec 17, 2017, 09:13 AM IST