As if he sensed his death approaching, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s final words to Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Ali Khamenei before his assassination in Tehran were a Koranic verse reflecting on life, death, immortality, and resilience.The exchange of words took place shortly before an Israeli strike claimed his life. Known for his tough stance…
In the cult classic Taken, that some joke put Liam Neeson’s kids through college after he spent a lifetime of doing classics like Schindler’s List, Neeson’s Brian Mills assures his daughter kidnappers: “If you let my daughter go now, that’ll be the end of it. I will not look for you. I will not pursue…
NEW DELHI: Israeli army claimed that it has “eliminated” Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif in Gaza strike carried out on Thursday.“The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) announces that on July 13th, 2024, IDF fighter jets struck in the area of Khan Yunis, and following an intelligence assessment, it can be confirmed that Mohammed Deif was eliminated…
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took steps to restore their relationship on Saturday during a meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, marking their first meeting since Trump left the White House more than three years ago.The meeting, held at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate, comes amid heightened international scrutiny and pressure on…
The Israeli army has declared to hold a “tactical pause” of military operations for humanitarian purposes from 5:00 GMT to 16:00 GMT (10:30 am to 9:30 pm, IST).The pause will be assumed along the road from Kerem Shalom crossing to Salah al-Din Road and then northwards.The decision will extend relief to parts of southern Gaza,…
NEW DELHI: Israeli forces on Sunday launched a new assault on central Gaza, a day after a hostage rescue operation in Rafah that resulted in the deaths of 274 Palestinians, and tanks advanced into further areas of Rafah, aiming to isolate a section of the southern city, according to residents and Hamas media.Highest in 24-hour…
NEW DELHI: Days after the Arab League called for the deployment of UN peacemakers in Gaza and West Bank, the department chief responded saying that the world can’t expect the United Nations to stop wars citing its limitations.Calling the mission in Israeli occupied Palestinian territories “very, very, very hypothetical,” under secretary-general for peace operations Jean-Pierre…
NEW DELHI: A Gaza hospital on Sunday said that an Israeli air strike targeting a house at a refugee camp in the centre of the Palestinian territory killed at least 20 people.“We received 20 fatalities and several wounded after an Israeli air strike targeted a house belonging to the Hasan family in Al-Nuseirat refugee camp…
PUNE: Colonel Waibhav Kale (retd), who was killed in Gaza while on United Nations (UN) duty, was cremated with the state honour at the crematorium in Pune cantonment limit on Friday evening. Kale, 46, was killed, and another staffer from the UN Department of Safety and Security (DSS) from Jordan was injured when their UN-marked…
NEW DELHI: An Indian personnel serving with the United Nations tragically lost their life in Gaza‘s Rafah area when the vehicle they were traveling in came under attack, marking the “first international” casualty for the organization since the onset of the Israel-Hamas conflict.The individual, identified as a staff member of the United Nations Department of…
