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India launches 'Operation Ajay' for return of citizens from war-torn Israel

India is launching 'Operation Ajay' to facilitate the return from Israel of those Indians who wish to come back home, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced on Wednesday. The announcement comes as the military conflict between Hamas militants and Israel continued for the fifth day. "Launching #OperationAjay to facilitate the return from Israel of our citizens who wish to return," Jaishankar posted on X. "Special charter flights and other arrangements being put in place. Fully committed to the safety and well-being of our nationals abroad," he said.

Netanyahu, opposition agree to form wartime unity govt after Hamas attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet to oversee the fight against Hamas militants after their stunning weekend attack. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, Palestinians struggled to find safety as Israeli bombardment demolished entire neighbourhoods and the territory's only power plant ran out of fuel. The new war-time Cabinet will consist of Netanyahu, Benny Gantz a senior opposition figure and former defense minister and current Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, a statement released by Gantz said. The Cabinet will focus only on issues of the war. It appeared that the rest of Netanyahu's existing government partners, a collection of far-right and ultra-Orthodox parties, would remain in place to handle other issues. The unusual arrangement cobbles together a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics, as the military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza.

MEA sets up 24-hour control room, helpline amid Israel-Palestine conflicts

The Ministry of External Affairs has asked Indian citizens to remain vigilant and reach out to its control room for any assistance in light of the ongoing developments in Israel and Palestine

Israel-Gaza war: Death toll up as conflict expands to bordering nations

Israel has reported attacks from other bordering nations as well as internal conflict between Israelis and Palestinians in neighbouring countries as death toll rises and supplied diminish in Gaza

Israel-Hamas conflict may end up helping Russia in war against Ukraine

The conflict may, at the very least, work to distract US and European attention from the war in Ukraine, the people said, even while Russia has concerns about its escalation

Gaza will never go back to what it was: Israel moves to full offence

"They will regret this moment, Gaza will never go back to what it was," the Defence minister said

Israeli village near Gaza border lies in ruin, filled with bodies

On the road approaching this rural village, the bodies of militants lie scattered between the shells of burned-out cars. Walls and doors of what used to be neatly kept stucco homes are blasted wide open. As bags holding the bodies of slain residents await identification, the smell of death hangs thick in the hot afternoon air. This is the scene confronting Israel's military as it battles to beat back a sweeping assault launched by Hamas from the Gaza Strip, in fighting that has killed hundreds in this country left reeling and the adjoining Palestinian enclave under heavy Israeli bombardment. You see the babies, the mothers, the fathers in their bedrooms and how the terrorists killed, Maj. Gen. Itay Veruz, a 39-year veteran of the Israeli army who led forces that reclaimed the village from militants, said Tuesday as he stood amid the wreckage. It's not a battlefield. It's a massacre. The Israeli military led a group of journalists, including an Associated Press reporter, on a tour of

Palestinians scramble for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip

Israeli warplanes hammered the Gaza Strip neighbourhood by neighbourhood Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory now suffering severe retaliation for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants. Humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza and warned that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicines into Gaza, and the sole remaining access from Egypt shut down Tuesday after airstrikes hit near the border crossing. The war, which has claimed at least 1,900 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate. The weekend attack that Hamas said was retribution for worsening conditions for Palestinians under Israeli occupation has inflamed Israel's determination to crush the group's hold in Gaza. New exchanges of fire over Israel's northern borders with militants in Lebanon and Syria on Tuesday pointed to

Hamas attack is unadulterated evil unleashed on the world: US president

US President Joe Biden Tuesday said the Hamas' attack on Israel is an unadulterated evil unleashed on the world, and added that at least 14 American citizens were killed in the incident. Biden also said it was Hamas' stated purpose to annihilate the state of Israel and kill Jewish people. There are moments in this life and I mean this literally when pure, unadulterated evil is unleashed on this world. The people of Israel lived through one such moment this weekend. The bloody hands of the terrorist organisation Hamas a group whose stated purpose for being is to kill Jews, Biden said in his address to the nation from the White House. The US president has earlier vowed his administration's "rock solid and unwavering" support to Israel. The United States has launched a major global diplomatic drive to garner support for Israel and take necessary action against Palestinian militant group Hamas. Hamas launched a wave of attacks on Israel on Saturday, killing hundreds of people, in t

Blinken to travel to Israel in display of US solidarity after Hamas attacks

President Joe Biden is dispatching his top diplomat to Israel on an urgent mission to show US support after major terrorist attacks by Hamas militants, the State Department said on Tuesday. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Secretary of State Antony Blinken would travel in coming days to deliver a message of solidarity and support. He said Blinken will also "talk about what additional resources we can give them. Blinken will leave Wednesday and is expected to arrive Thursday.

'The Guest', 'cat with nine lives': Who is Mohammed Deif of Hamas?

Mohammed Deif is behind the Hamas attack on Israel and has been a revered leader in the militant group for very long. But who is he and where does he come from?

US, UK, Germany, Italy, France extend support to Israel amid Hamas attack

"We make clear that the terrorist actions of Hamas have no justification, no legitimacy, and must be universally condemned," the statement by leaders read

Over 680 people in Gaza killed in Israeli strikes: Health Ministry

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip said Monday that more than 680 people have been killed in Israel's retaliatory strikes following an unprecedented Hamas attack. The ministry said more than 3,700 people have been wounded. Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since the Saturday attack, striking hundreds of targets and leaving vast destruction.

Israeli death toll rises to 900 from Hamas' multi-pronged attack: Reports

Israeli media are reporting Monday that more than 900 people were killed in Hamas' multi-pronged attack on the country's south. The rising death toll comes as Israel has ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, from which Hamas launched the onslaught. Israel's military has ordered a complete siege on the Gaza Strip, halting deliveries of food, water, fuel and supplies to its 2.3 million people as it pounded the Hamas-ruled territory with waves of airstrikes in retaliation for the militants' bloody weekend incursion. More than two days after Hamas launched its surprise attack, the Israeli military said it had largely gained control in its southern towns where it had been battling Hamas gunmen. Israel's vaunted military and intelligence apparatus was caught completely off guard by Hamas, resulting in heavy battles in its streets for the first time in decades. Israeli tanks and drones were deployed to guard breaches in the Gaza border fence to prevent new incursions. Thousands of .

9 Americans killed following Hamas attacks against Israel: US official

The State Department said Monday that at least nine American citizens have been killed in the weekend Hamas attacks on Israel, raising the toll from four. It says an undetermined number of American citizens remain missing and unaccounted for. On Sunday, an official said that number was fluid and had ranged from between six to 12. It is not clear whether the missing had been taken hostage, were killed or are in hiding. The State Department is in touch with families and providing all appropriate consular assistance, said spokesman Matthew Miller.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Rising energy costs likely to weigh on India Inc

An Adani Ports & SEZ statement said the company is closely monitoring the situation at its port, which is situated in the North - far away from the conflict zone

Israel orders 'complete siege' on Gaza; Cuts off electricity, water, food

The Israel Defense Forces' top spokesman Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that Israeli troops have regained control of all towns on the Gaza border

Israel-Palestine war: Here's a look at the history of the conflict

Here's a timeline of the moments of the world's most acrimonious conflict

Israel-Hamas war: Here's what we know so far on the third day of battle

More than two days after Hamas launched its unprecedented incursion from Gaza, the Israeli military said the fighting had largely died down for now

Israel-Palestine conflict: All you need to know about this surprise war

In an unexpected war between Israel and Hamas, the Hamas group penetrated the nation's defences and shot at regular citizens. Meanwhile, Israel has declared a 'state of war'