In the last six months, this was the first time Israel withdrew its troops from Gaza's Khan Yunis. The development comes amid massive pressure from the West led by the US for a ceasefire days after several aid workers were killed in deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza.
Israeli officials said Biden's comments came as a surprise and were not made in coordination with the country's leadership. A Hamas official played down any sense of progress, saying the group wouldn't soften its demands.
Blinken reached the war-torn nation where he is currently meeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials in Tel Aviv. The White House said he will reiterate US support for Israel’s right to defend itself against terrorism consistent with international humanitarian law.
The Indian Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla, assured desperate Indians of their safety in the war-torn country but urged them to follow guidelines issued by the local authorities and contact the emergency numbers of the Indian Embassy in case of trouble.
Sheeja Anand, a 41-year-old woman from Kerala, was employed as a caretaker in Israel's Ashkelon city, was reportedly injured in an airstrike on Saturday. However, the woman fortunately reported safe in the airstrike.
Gaza militants then fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes overnight — but the exchange was limited, following a familiar pattern that allows both sides to respond without leading to a major flare-up.
The Israeli military said that troops came under attack from Palestinians throwing rocks and explosives and that soldiers responded with live fire.
India has donated solar powered study lamps to Palestinian elementary school children from a marginalised Bedouin community to spread the principles of self-sufficiency and raise awareness towards the adverse effects of climate change.
It was by far the deadliest day of cross-border violence since a devastating 2014 war between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, and further dimmed the already bleak prospects for President Donald Trump’s hoped-for peace plan.
Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales has announced of moving his country's embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.
Palestinian attacker Nimr Jamal opened fire early on Tuesday at the entrance to a settlement outside Jerusalem and killed 3 Israeli men and critically wounded a fourth.
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