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  Israeli PM Netanyahu sets 'date' for Rafah invasion as ceasefire talks in Cairo deadlocked

  World | April 09, 2024 15:45 IST

  Israel has threatened a ground offensive in nearby Rafah, the last refuge for Gaza's beleaguered population, for weeks. The prospect of an operation in Rafah has sparked global alarm, including from Israel's top ally - the US - which has urged the military to protect civilians.

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  'Thanks to people of India and PM Modi: Victim of Hamas attack praises unwavering support to Israel

  World | April 09, 2024 13:14 IST

  Ever since the war escalated in October, India extended support to Israel and repeatedly emphasised that only a two-state solution achieved through direct and meaningful negotiations between both sides on final status issues will deliver an enduring peace.

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  Israel to reopen border crossing to facilitate aid in north Gaza after Biden warns Netanyahu

  World | April 05, 2024 13:31 IST

  After Biden's threat of conditions on US support, Israel has approved the reopening of the Erez crossing in northern Gaza and the Ashdod port in southern Israel. The US President warned Israeli PM Netanyahu after the killings of aid workers and stressed on protection of civilians.

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  Biden warns Netanyahu: US support hinges on civilian protection measures

  World | April 05, 2024 9:13 IST

  The White House has said the US has no plans to conduct its own investigation even as it called on Israel to do more to prevent the harming of innocent civilians and aid workers as it carries out its operations in Gaza.

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  Israel passes law to ban Al Jazeera from broadcasting, Netanyahu calls it 'terrorist channel'

  World | April 02, 2024 6:17 IST

  Israeli officials have long complained about Al Jazeera's coverage and sought to shut it down under a legislation allowing temporary ban on foreign news networks citing threats to national security. Israel has accused the channel of inciting anti-Israel sentiments, which Al Jazeera has denied.

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  Big trouble for Israeli PM as millions stage protest seeking ouster of Netanyahu govt I VIDEO

  World | April 01, 2024 8:51 IST

  Netanyahu's cabinet has faced widespread criticism over the security failure of the Hamas attack on southern Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 taken hostage in Gaza.

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  Netanyahu undergoes successful hernia surgery, his office says 'in good shape, beginning to recover'

  World | April 01, 2024 7:03 IST

  According to the Israeli PMO, doctors discovered the hernia on Saturday during a routine checkup. After consultations, it said the decision was made for the premier to undergo surgery after completing his daily schedule.

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  Will Netanyahu govt collapse amid soaring anger at exemptions granted to ultra-Orthodox Jews? DEETS

  World | March 31, 2024 14:46 IST

  The decades-old controversy has become especially sensitive as Israel's armed forces, made up mostly of teenage conscripts and older civilians mobilised for reserve duty, wage a nearly six-month-old war in Gaza to try to eliminate the Islamist Hamas movement that rules the Palestinian enclave.

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  All is not well between Netanyahu, Biden? Israel cancels White House visit after UN ceasefire vote

  World | March 26, 2024 10:46 IST

  Netanyahu abruptly scrapped a visit to Washington this week by a senior delegation to discuss Israel’s threatened offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah after the US abstained in a Security Council vote that demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

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  'My daughter wants to eat eggs, I tell her how can I bring...': Gazans struggle to observe Ramadan

  World | March 19, 2024 23:55 IST

  "I was not able to provide my children with any of life's basics, to the point that my daughter asked me and said that she wanted to eat boiled eggs, I told her how can I bring you boiled eggs?" said a mother of two daughters staying on Gaza rubles.

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  US: Trump sparks row after saying Jews voting for Democrats 'hate Israel and their religion'

  World | March 19, 2024 14:15 IST

  Trump accused Democrats of hating Israel and said Jews voting for Democrats "should be ashamed of themselves because Israel will be destroyed". This comes as Biden faces increasing criticism for supporting Israel in the war against Hamas in Gaza, where over 31,000 Palestinians have been killed.

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  Israeli airstrikes kill 20 Palestinians in Rafah, central Gaza as Biden and Netanyahu hold talks

  World | March 19, 2024 7:22 IST

  US President Biden and Israeli PM Netanyahu held talks in over a month and the latter agreed to send Israeli officials to Washington to discuss an alternative approach in Rafah. Israeli forces conducted another raid at al-Shifa hospital and killed 20 gunmen, as the UN warned of mass death in Gaza.

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  UN-backed food agency says Gaza suffers famine-level shortages, warns of mass death I VIDEO

  World | March 18, 2024 20:42 IST

  The UN-backed Integrated Food-Security Phase Classification, or IPC, which formally declares famines, said two of its three criteria - the overall shortage of food and prevalence of malnutrition - had probably already been met.

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  Israel-Hamas war: First ship using new sea route delivers humanitarian aid to Gaza

  World | March 16, 2024 16:25 IST

  The ship delivered 200 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, food and water to the war-torn Gaza as international pressure rises on Israel. Meanwhile, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu approved a potential assault plan on the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

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  NSA Ajit Doval meets Israel PM Netanyahu, discusses war in Gaza and humanitarian assistance

  World | March 12, 2024 8:32 IST

  Netanyahu and Doval discuss regional developments and the urgent need to address the issue of humanitarian assistance in Gaza. The war began when Hamas-led militants stormed into southern Israel on October 7, killing some 1,200 people and taking around 250 hostages.

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  Netanyahu ‘hurting Israel’ by not preventing more civilian deaths in Gaza, says Biden

  World | March 10, 2024 7:38 IST

  Biden expressed his willingness to make his case directly to the Israeli Knesset, its Parliament, including by revisiting the country.

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  Netanyahu says Israel will push on with offensive in Gaza's Rafah as ceasefire talks stalled

  World | March 08, 2024 11:34 IST

  Netanyahu's remarks came as a Hamas delegation left Cairo without any breakthrough in the ceasefire negotiations in the war that has killed thousands in Gaza. Both Israel and Hamas blamed each other for the lack of agreement after four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt about a 40-day truce.

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  'Israel thwarting efforts to conclude ceasefire': Hamas as it leaves Cairo without any breakthrough

  World | March 07, 2024 21:35 IST

  After four days of talks mediated by Qatar and Egypt to secure a 40-day ceasefire ahead of the Muslim fasting month there is still no sign of progress on key sticking points, with both sides blaming the other.

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  'Israel is ready to halt its war in Gaza during Ramadan if...': Biden amid soaring pressure

  World | February 27, 2024 11:50 IST

  Negotiators from the US, Egypt and Qatar are working on a framework deal under which Hamas would free some of the dozens of hostages it holds, in exchange for the release of Palestinian prisoners and a six-week halt in fighting.

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  US proposes UN resolution for temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, opposes Rafah invasion

  World | February 20, 2024 12:18 IST

  The US has expressed concerns that a major ground offensive into Rafah would result in further harm to civilians and their further displacement. Washington has been calling on Israel for some time to reduce civilian casualties and provide humanitarian aid to Palestinians.