This is a representational image (Pic credit: AP) Microsoft has terminated the employment of two individuals who organised an unauthorised vigil at the company’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, to honour Palestinians killed in Gaza during the recent conflict between Israel and Hamas. The employees, Abdelrahman Mohamed and Hossam Nasr, were part of a group called…
Israel carried out air strikes in Iran on Saturday, leading to multiple powerful explosions in Tehran and Karaj. The cause remains unclear, and Iranian officials warn of stronger retaliation against any offensive action. Eyewitnesses reported loud sounds and a red sky. This follows a recent ballistic missile attack by Iran on Israel. Israel on Saturday…
Israel has released new footage showing Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel under his home just hours before the deadly October 7 attack on Israel. The video, shared by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), shows Sinwar moving equipment into the underground hideout, preparing for a prolonged stay as Hamas prepared to launch its assault.The…
Representative image Gold raced past the $2,700 mark for the first time on Friday, extending a rally driven by expectations of further monetary policy easing and safe-haven demand due to uncertainty about the U.S. presidential elections and Middle East conflicts. Spot gold rose 0.6% to $2,709.81 per ounce by 1145 GMT, having hit an all-time…
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the main mastermind of the 2023 cross-border attacks that became the deadliest day in Israel‘s history, was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, Israeli specialist Dr. Chen Kugel, who assisted in the autopsy on his body, told The New York Times. According to Dr. Kugel, Sinwar had previously been…
Israel said on Thursday that it had successfully killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a key figure behind the 7 October attack on Israel. His body was discovered among the rubble in Gaza, where Israeli forces had unknowingly come across him during a battle in Rafah. His identity was later confirmed through DNA, dental records, and…
Hours after top Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday said that Israel had “settled its account” with “the person who carried out the worst massacre in the history of our people since the Holocaust”.During his address hostages’ families, Netanyahu claimed that the killing of Sinwar marks as an important moment in…
The Israel Defence Forces on Thursday killed the “mass murderer” and October 7 mastermind Yahya Sinwar, as confirmed by the Israeli foreign minster Israel Katz.“The mass murderer Yahya Sinwar, responsible for the massacre and atrocities of October 7th, was eliminated today by IDF (Israeli military) soldiers,” he said in a statement.It remains uncertain who would…
Palestinians inspect the damage at the site of an Israeli strike on a tent camp sheltering displaced people, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, October 15, 2024. (Agencies) The United States on Tuesday issued a warning to Israel, saying that it may withhold a portion…
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu‘s office issued a firm statement drawing a clear line between Israel’s actions and US influence, emphasising that Israel will make decisions based solely on its own national interests. This statement accompanied a Washington Post report revealing that Netanyahu had informed President Joe Biden’s administration of Israel’s intent to target Iranian…
