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Violence spreads to Gaza, Israeli troops kill 6 Palestinians
World | Oct 10, 2015, 06:35 AM ISTJerusalem/Gaza City: At least six Palestinians were killed and 21 others injured today when Israeli troops opened fire on demonstrators along the Gaza border as a fresh wave of stabbing attacks rocked Israel, exacerbating an
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'All Israeli parties on same page over Palestinians' rights'
World | Mar 18, 2015, 07:10 AM ISTGaza: Hamas has said that all Israeli parties were on the same page over the rights of the Palestinians as the parliamentary elections are still too close to call.Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesperson on
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Palestinians submit documents to join ICC
World | Jan 03, 2015, 07:26 AM ISTUnited Nations: The Palestinians took the last formal step Friday to join the International Criminal Court, seeking to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel over the recent conflict in Gaza and Jewish settlements in Palestinian territories.The
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Pope calls for 'courageous decisions' after synagogue slaying
World | Nov 19, 2014, 07:45 PM ISTVatican City: Pope Francis on Wednesday slammed the deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue and urged Israelis and Palestinians to take the "courageous decisions" needed to achieve reconciliation.Against a backdrop of fears the conflict could
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Israelis return to attacked Jerusalem synagogue
World | Nov 19, 2014, 01:05 PM ISTJerusalem: Jewish worshippers are returning to a Jerusalem synagogue that was the site of a deadly attack the previous day as Palestinians brace for more punitive demolitions amid soaring Israeli-Palestinian tensions.Meanwhile, Israeli security forces early
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Germany urges Israel, Palestinians to ease tensions
World | Nov 16, 2014, 06:13 AM ISTRamallah: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Saturday warned of turning the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from political into religious due to the growing tension in Jerusalem.Steinmeier's warning came in a joint press conference with Palestinian Minister
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Egypt to host Gaza ceasefire talks
World | Sep 21, 2014, 06:55 AM ISTCairo: Egypt will host Gaza ceasefire talks between Israel and the Palestinians on Wednesday in a bid to consolidate the truce reached last month.Indirect talks between the Gaza-ruling Hamas movement and Israel will resume Wednesday,
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Israel orders probes into Gaza war
World | Sep 11, 2014, 06:37 AM ISTJerusalem: Israel has ordered criminal probes into its recent military operation in the Gaza Strip, including an Israeli shelling that killed four Palestinian children in mid-July, media reports said on Wednesday.Israel's chief military prosecutor has
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UN says Gaza destruction 'unprecedented'
World | Sep 03, 2014, 08:31 AM ISTUnited Nations: The recent conflict in the Gaza Strip has caused "unprecedented" destruction, leaving hundreds of thousands people homeless, the UN said on Tuesday, quoting the latest assessment after the ceasefire."Organisations on the ground report
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Nine killed in Israeli air strikes as Egypt urges talks
World | Aug 24, 2014, 06:50 AM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Nine Palestinians, including four children, were killed in Israeli air strikes in Gaza as the war entered its 47th day even as Egypt invited both sides to accept a fresh ceasefire to continue negotiations
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Israel won't stop till missiles are destroyed: Official
World | Aug 10, 2014, 06:27 AM ISTGaza: Residents of Israeli areas bordering Gaza would not be silent until the completion of an operation that will include neutralising the threat of missiles in Israeli towns, an official said on Saturday.Chaim Yellin, mayor
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Israeli jets pound targets in Gaza as hostilities escalate
World | Aug 09, 2014, 05:05 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: Israeli jets today pounded over 30 Hamas targets in Gaza, killing five Palestinians, as rocket fire into Israel continued with the month-long conflict that has claimed about 2,000 lives flaring up again after the
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Israel agrees to 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas
World | Aug 05, 2014, 07:12 AM ISTJerusalem: Israel has accepted an Egyptian proposal for a 72-hour ceasefire with Hamas movement starting 8 a.m. Tuesday, Israeli media reported on Monday.Delegates from both sides approved the unconditional truce late Monday in a round
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Israeli attack on UN-run school a 'criminal act': UN Chief
World | Aug 04, 2014, 03:00 PM ISTUnited Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in the Gaza Strip that killed 10 Palestinians, terming it as a ‘moral outrage and a criminal act' and
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Death toll in Gaza crosses 1,300, UN school hit
World | Jul 30, 2014, 11:10 PM ISTGaza/Jerusalem: At least 90 Palestinians were killed today, including 20 at a UN-run school, in fierce fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and the death toll sharply rose to 1,321 despite the Jewish nation
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UN Chief appeals Israelis, Palestinians to extend truce
World | Jul 28, 2014, 07:46 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has urged ‘in the strongest terms' both the Israelis and Palestinians to extend, for an additional 24 hours, the humanitarian ceasefire that was in effect and mostly observed
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Narendra Modi government is pro-Israel: CPI-M
National | Jul 17, 2014, 02:15 PM ISTNew Delhi: The CPI-M Thursday accused the government of taking a pro-Israeli stand by refusing to discuss the Israeli air raids on Gaza in parliament.Instead of condemning the Israeli attacks that have left 220 Palestinians
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Israel orders Palestinians to leave Gaza
World | Jul 16, 2014, 11:23 AM ISTLondon: Israel has ordered thousands of Palestinians in eastern and northern Gaza to leave their homes as airstrikes continue, a media report said on Wednesday.This order came after an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire proposal Tuesday to stop
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UN chief urges Israel to freeze settlement activity
World | Jun 06, 2014, 06:53 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday called on Israel to "heed the calls of the international community to freeze settlement activity", as he voiced his deep concern over further construction by Isreal
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Israel threatens unilateral moves against Palestinians
World | Apr 06, 2014, 07:35 PM ISTJerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today threatened the Palestinians with unilateral steps over their renewed statehood bid and asserted that Israel will not seek a peace deal “at any price”.The hawkish premier warned Israel would