The Iron Dome is part of a larger multi-layer air-defence system that includes the Arrow, which intercepts long-range ballistic missiles, and also David’s Sling, which intercepts medium-range missiles such as those believed to be possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon. Read the full story to know more.
The latest development came as the West renewed its pressure on Israel's government for a deal to get the remaining hostages freed, while thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to call for the removal of Netanyahu and early elections.
Noting that incidents like this simply should not happen, US President Joe Biden said Israel has also not done enough to protect civilians in Gaza.
Administration officials said their preference was to further increase overland aid deliveries through the Rafah and Kerem Shalom border points and to try to get Israel to open the Erez Crossing into northern Gaza.
Israel-Hamas war: Gaza residents said they heard airstrikes and explosions in and around Khan Younis overnight and into Monday after the military dropped leaflets warning people to relocate farther south toward the border with Egypt.
Israel-Hamas war: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the nightmare in Gaza is more than a humanitarian crisis. He also called for an urgent ceasefire.
It is worth mentioning this is a key question-- who will rule Gaza if IDF wipes out Hamas from the region? With the latest statement by Netanyahu, it is now clear that Israeli Defence Forces would rule the disputed region after the war concludes.
According to the statement carried on Hezbollah-run and Lebanese state media, both militant groups vowed to achieve “a real victory for the resistance in Gaza and Palestine” and halt Israel’s “treacherous and brutal aggression against our oppressed and steadfast people in Gaza and the West Bank”.
Israel-Hamas war: An alleged Israeli airstrike against Aleppo International Airport, caused damage. The pro-government Sham FM radio says there are no injuries in the strikes, and the damage was limited to the runway.
The Saudi-based Organization of Islamic Cooperation said that it is “greatly concerned about the developments on the ground and the dangerous Israeli escalation in the occupied Palestinian territory.”
The Palestinians view the holy site as the last remnant of their homeland that is not under full Israeli control, and they fear that Israel plans to one day take over the site or partition it.
The Israeli military said a civilian near the security fence was lightly wounded by gunfire from Gaza, and that it responded with tank fire at multiple military positions manned by the Hamas militant group.
Mumbai: Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria has received a letter purportedly threatening a terror attack in the metropolis to “take revenge for Gaza” attacks, following which an alert has been sounded here. The one-page letter
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir People's Democratic Party today voiced grave concern over killing of "innocent" people, including children, in Gaza following attacks by Israel and staged a walkout in Lok Sabha.As soon as the
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