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  'Will not rest until...': US charges top Hamas leaders over October 7 attacks on Israel

  World | September 04, 2024 7:10 IST

  The US Justice Department charged Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, ex-leader Ismail Haniyeh and former military chief Mohammed Deif, both of the latter killed in July, for perpetrating the October 7 attacks on Israel. Hamas launched an unprecedented attack that killed over 1,200 people in Israel.

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  When will the deadly Israel-Hamas war end? Netanyahu responds but with a stern warning for Hezbollah

  World | June 24, 2024 11:22 IST

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that the phase of intense fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip was coming to an end but that the war would not end until the Islamist group no longer controls the Palestinian enclave.

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  'Women who can get pregnant': Israel releases disturbing video of female soldiers captured by Hamas

  World | May 23, 2024 8:44 IST

  The bodycam footage from the attackers showed five female army conscripts who were taken hostage by Hamas militants during the October 7 attack. One of the terrorists describes the hostages as “women who can get pregnant" as some hostages were seen with bloodied faces.

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  Israel-Hamas war: IDF troops leave Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital in ruins after 14-day raid

  World | April 01, 2024 16:19 IST

  The World Health Organisation said 21 patients perished during Israel's two-week-long raid in Al-Shifa hospital and hundreds of others were put at risk. The Israeli military claimed to have killed and detained several Hamas militants along with seizing weaponry and valuable intelligence.

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  US halts funding for UN agency for Palestinians after staff's involvement in Hamas' Oct 7 attacks

  World | January 27, 2024 10:52 IST

  Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, said Israeli authorities provided evidence about the alleged involvement of the agency's staffers in the Hamas' October 7 attacks on Israel. The US State Department said at least 12 UNRWA employees are involved in the brutal attacks.

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  Top Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri, whom Netanyahu threatened to kill even before war, assassinated

  World | January 03, 2024 16:12 IST

  Arouri, one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, had headed the group’s presence in the West Bank. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had threatened to kill him even before the Hamas-Israel war began on October 7.

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  Suspected militants including Hamas members arrested in Europe for potential anti-Jewish attacks

  World | December 14, 2023 23:14 IST

  Three Hamas members were detained in Berlin, three in Denmark and another Hamas member was detained in the Netherlands. Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said the threat was "as serious as it gets" as the EU warned of an increase in terrorist attacks around Christmas earlier this month.

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  Israel: German tourist Shani Louk, whose body was paraded naked by Hamas, confirmed dead

  World | October 30, 2023 16:50 IST

  Louk's body was found in Gaza after she was abducted and taken there by Hamas militants following their deadly attack on October 7. A video surfaced on social media showing Hamas militants parading her naked body and chanting 'Allahu Akbar' slogans.

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  'They burned houses with people inside': Father of three recalls Hamas attack on Israeli kibbutz

  World | October 20, 2023 14:03 IST

  The Nir Oz kibbutz in southern Israel previously housed 400 people and was ambushed by roughly 200 Hamas militants. Two dozen people are confirmed to be killed and a dozen of the residents have been captured and held hostage in Gaza.

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  Israel-Hamas War HIGHLIGHTS: WFP sends food aid to Egypt for delivery to Gaza

  World | October 18, 2023 23:54 IST

  Israel-Hamas War: Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki accused Israel of “intentionally” bombing a hospital in Gaza and said the strip’s residents are being subjected to genocide. He alleged the Israeli military had attacked the same hospital two days earlier and warned doctors there.

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  Operation Ajay: Fifth flight from Israel carrying 286 passengers lands in Delhi

  World | October 18, 2023 7:45 IST

  The aircraft was originally scheduled to return to the national capital on Monday morning but it faced a technical snag on its arrival in Tel Aviv on Sunday and was taken to Jordan to rectify the problem.

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  Israel-Palestine conflict: Why do terror groups like Hamas take people hostage? Explained

  Explainers | October 17, 2023 23:19 IST

  Hamas has taken nearly 200 people hostages since the recent war that broke out on October 7, the highest in the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict. It has now reportedly demanded the release of 6,000 Palestinian prisoners lodged in Israeli jails.

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  Top Hamas military commander Ayman Nofal killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

  World | October 17, 2023 20:13 IST

  Nofal is the most high-profile Hamas commander to be killed in Israel's airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. He reportedly participated in several armed attacks against Israeli civilians and was involved in the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, who was released in 2011 in a prisoner exchange deal.

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  Israeli Air Force kills Hamas commander Ali Qadhi, who led brutal weekend attack on Israel

  World | October 14, 2023 17:03 IST

  Qadhi is the second senior leader of the Hamas group to be eliminated by Israeli forces within 24 hours. Earlier, the Israeli Air Force said they killed Murad Abu Murad, the head of Hamas' aerial wing who was "largely responsible" for last week's attack, in overnight strikes on the Gaza Strip.

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  Israeli military kills Abu Murad, head of Hamas aerial wing, 'largely responsible' for deadly attack

  World | October 14, 2023 13:36 IST

  The Air Force said that Abu Murad was "largely responsible" for the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas militants that killed hundreds of civilians and soldiers. Israeli retaliatory strikes have killed 1,900 people in Gaza.

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  'Hear their cries...': Israeli military shares video of babies captured by Hamas | WATCH

  World | October 14, 2023 12:05 IST

  The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have confirmed that at least 120 civilians, including those of different nationalities, have been held hostage by Hamas. The militant group said on Friday that 13 hostages were killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza.

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  Israeli TV personality shares post of sister killed in 'execution-style' by Hamas militants

  World | October 10, 2023 23:21 IST

  The 36-year-old Ma'ayan Adam anchors a news program at a popular Israeli TV station. She said that her sister Mapal had just moved in with her boyfriend and was playing dead when Hamas militants attacked the Tribe of Nova music festival near the Israel-Gaza border.

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  Mohammad Deif: Know about Hamas' new 'Osama Bin Laden' who eluded Israeli attacks several times

  World | October 10, 2023 17:51 IST

  Mohammed Deif came was born and raised among an impoverished family in Gaza's Khan Younis Group. He joined Hamas in his 20s and rose through the ranks by orchestrating a series of suicide bombings and kidnappings, becoming Israel's most wanted man.

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  1,500 bodies of Hamas militants found in southern Israel, says military as war escalates

  World | October 10, 2023 16:46 IST

  As the war entered its fourth day, over 1,600 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza. Questions have emerged on whether Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu would launch a ground attack on Gaza after the devastating Hamas incursion on Saturday.

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  Islamic bloc calls Israeli military action against Hamas militants 'crimes against humanity'

  World | October 09, 2023 7:50 IST

  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.”