New Delhi: Israel continued ferocious rounds of airstrikes on Hezbollah’s key strongholds in southern Beirut in Lebanon today. These strikes, which began last night in the heart of the capital city, sent plumes of thick smoke billowing into the sky, sparking fear and chaos in densely populated civilian areas. The operations marked Israel’s most intense … Read more
Over the weekend, Hezbollah launched a barrage of rockets at Israel. New Delhi: Israel and Hezbollah have threatened to intensify their cross-border attacks, disregarding calls from the international community to de-escalate and step back from a potential all-out war. Here are 10 points on this big story: Hezbollah’s deputy chief, Naim Qassem, issued a defiant … Read more
On January 31, 2024, American and Israeli intelligence agencies focused on capturing Yahya Sinwar, the current Hamas chief, to potentially end the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza. Sinwar, who took over the leadership after the death of former Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, was believed to be hiding in southern Gaza. Special Forces from … Read more
1,200 people were killed in Hamas’s attacks on Israel near the Gaza border on October 7 (File) Tel Aviv: During the past month, Israeli combat engineers have destroyed approximately 50 Hamas tunnel routes in the area of the Egypt-Gaza border, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday. The announcement came as Israeli and Arab leaders … Read more
“Operation Wrath of God” targeted more than a dozen suspects across Europe and the Middle East. New Delhi: During the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany, 11 Israeli athletes were killed by members of the Palestinian terrorist organisation Black September. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir secretly ordered Mossad, Israel’s elite intelligence agency, to … Read more
Iranian security forces conducted thorough searches of the guesthouse compound. New Delhi: In response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in its capital Tehran, Iran has arrested over two dozen individuals, including high-ranking intelligence officers, military officials, and staff at a military-run guesthouse in the capital, New York Times reported. Israel’s elite intelligence … Read more
The Israeli military on Monday ordered the evacuation of parts of the southern city. Khan Yunis: More than 180,000 Palestinians have fled fierce fighting around the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis in four days, the United Nations said Friday, after an Israeli operation to extract captives’ bodies from the area. Recent “intensified hostilities” in … Read more
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The pro-Palestinian encampment at Western University is no more, but the group behind it says it will continue pushing for the university in London, Ont., to divest from Israel-connected funds in light of the ongoing conflict in Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. “After sixty days, the Western Divestment Coalition … Read more
The Gaza Strip exported $44.6 million worth of produce in 2022. Gaza: Tank tracks still fresh on his field in southern Gaza’s coastal area of Al-Mawasi, Nedal Abu Jazar lamented the damage war has wrought on his trees and crops. “Look at the destruction,” the 39-year-old farmer told AFP, holding an uprooted tomato plant. He … Read more
Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed 37,765 people in Gaza, says Gaza Health Ministry (File) Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday dismissed a UN-backed report that said nearly half a million Gazans faced “catastrophic” hunger, alleging the assessment was “misleading” and “biased”. The latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) partnership, released Tuesday, said its March warning of … Read more
