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.
India voiced its concern over the "dire" humanitarian situation in Gaza and underlined the imperative of scaling up humanitarian aid to the people in the strip immediately to avert a further deterioration in the situation.
The major development came amid renewed pressure on Israel’s government for a deal to get the remaining hostages freed, and thousands gathered in Tel Aviv to call for a deal as well as early elections.
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.
In the resolution adopted on Friday, the UNHRC condemned Israel for the war in Gaza, but, did not make any mention of Hamas or its crimes on the October 7 attack.
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.
An Israeli airstrike in Gaza killed seven aid workers for World Central Kitchen (WCK) founded by celebrity chef Jose Andres, including citizens of Australia, Britain and Poland. Israeli PM Netanyahu called it an "unintended" attack but the incident sparked outrage from the country's closest allies.
Biden has been slammed by his rivals and Democrats alike for his support to Israel in the Gaza war that has decimated the coastal enclave and killed nearly 33,000 Palestinians. The Biden administration has continued to approve weapon sales to Israel despite urging it to prevent civilian deaths.
According to media reports, the woman, born to an Australian father and a Mizo mother, was on a mission to provide relief to the people of war-torn northern Gaza when the convoy she was travelling in came under fire late Monday.
The Israeli military has expressed "sincere sorrow" over the deaths of aid workers and pledged an independent probe into the incident. The World Central Kitchen, which has supplied 42 million meals in Gaza over 175 days, has suspended operations after the attack.
The Israeli military has expressed "sincere sorrow" and pledged an independent probe into the matter. Israel has been accused of hindering humanitarian assistance towards a starving Gaza, particularly after Israeli forces allegedly opened fire on a crowd waiting for deliveries, killing 100.
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.
Iranian and Syrian media reported that several people, including diplomats and Iranian commander, were killed in the strike. Israel has repeatedly attacked Iranian targets in Syria in the course of its nearly six-month-long war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
The United States has traditionally shielded Israel at the UN, vetoing three resolutions in the Security Council that called for an immediate ceasefire. However, US-Israel relations have soured due to the worsening death toll and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, along with a planned Rafah invasion.
British broadcaster captured the immediate aftermath of the airstrike, which struck not far from the Shifa hospital where a woman could be seen crying seeking help from the desperate people looking for a safe place to hide.
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