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India supports establishment of independent state of Palestine: MEA

On the humanitarian situation in Israel and Gaza, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said that there was a universal obligation to observe humanitarian law

As strikes destroy Gaza, Israel forms govt to oversee war sparked by Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined with a top political rival Wednesday to create a wartime Cabinet to oversee the fight to avenge the gruesome weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighbourhoods and the only power plant ran out of fuel. Netanyahu vowed to crush and destroy Hamas. Every Hamas member is a dead man, he said in a televised address. The new Cabinet establishes a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics and at a time when the Israeli military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza. The war has already claimed at least 2,300 lives on both sides. The Israeli government is under intense public pressure to topple Hamas after its militants stormed through a border fence Saturday and massacred hundreds of Israelis in their homes, on the streets and at an outdoor music festival. Netanyahu alleged that the attackers engaged in

Global stances: Nations backing Israel vs Hamas in the conflict

As the conflict rages between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, countries around the world have come in solidarity with Israel while many others have backed the Palestinian armed group. >

Gaza is tiny, watched closely by Israel; rescuing hostages would be a task

The Hamas-run Gaza Strip is a tiny enclave, measuring 40 kilometres long and no more than 12 kilometres wide, surveilled continually by Israel, surrounded by its guns. But rescuing or even locating more than 150 hostages hustled there by Palestinian militants who overran Israel's southern border on Saturday will be a daunting task. Gaza's densely populated terrain, its network of underground tunnels and the sheer numbers of men, women and children taken captive present Israel with the most complex hostage crisis that the country has ever faced. Mounting rescue operations in the midst of the massive Israeli bombardment of Gaza that followed the deadly Hamas rampage in southern Israel would only make an already difficult mission even more formidable. The situation is unprecedented, said Gershon Baskin, who helped to negotiate the 2011 release of Staff Sgt. Gilad Schalit after more than five years of Hamas captivity. I think Hamas was surprised at the ease it was able to take hostag

Here's why Palestinians just can't leave Gaza during Israel-Hamas conflict

The short answer to that question is: They can't. Before I explain why, consider the lay of the land and the situation in which Gazans find themselves right now

11 UN staff, 30 students at schools killed in Gaza Strip: Spokesperson

The victims include five teachers, a gynaecologist, an engineer, a counsellor and three support staff, UNRWA's deputy director Jennifer Austin said in a statement

Airstrikes hammer Hamas targets as Israeli death toll rises to 1,200

It was Israel's third strike in the area in the past 24 hours, according to the military

Israel ups the ante against Hamas, vows to wipe them 'off face of Earth'

"Every Hamas terrorist is a dead man," Netanyahu said at a late-night briefing, flanked by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Benny Gantz, the head of Israel's opposition

Indian caregivers confident about safety, evacuation under govt radar

The latest data on the population of Overseas Indians maintained by the Ministry of External Affairs updated in February, 2023 shows 12,467 Non Resident Indians in Israel

Day 5: Israel reclaims Gaza; tragic discovery of 40 infant bodies

Israel has reclaimed Gaza border areas from Hamas while Israel's death toll surpassed 1,000. Watch the video to learn more on the latest Israel-Hamas conflict.

How Hamas tricked Israel's Iron Dome

How did Hamas manage to dupe Israel's super high-tech defense system? Well, the terror outfit found a way to challenge the Iron Dome. Watch the video to know how.

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

Indian Embassy sets up 24-hour helpline desk amid Israel-Gaza war

As the war between Israel and Hamas grows intense, the Indian Embassy in Israel has set up a 24-hour helpline desk for the citizens stranded there and has asked them to follow the security advisories.In a post on X, the Indian Embassy in Israel has stated that it has been working constantly to help fellow citizens."The Embassy has been working constantly to help our fellow citizens in Israel through a 24-hour helpline. Please remain calm & vigilant & follow the security advisories," India in Israel wrote on X.The Indian Embassy in war-hit Israel has activated a 24/7 helpline number +972-35226748 and +972-543278392 for Indian nationals citizens who need assistance amid the ongoing conflict or wish to register with the Embassy."24*7 Emergency Helpline/Contact: Tel +972-35226748, Tel +972-543278392, Email: cons1.telaviv@mea.gov.in" the Indian Embassy in Israel wrote.Meanwhile, the Embassy of India in Israel and Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) has set up ...

Initial shipment of US weapons lands in Israel as Biden vows support

The first shipment of advanced US weapons and equipment have landed in Israel to boost the US ally in its war with Hamas, the Israel Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday. The video footage and images released by Israel's Ministry of Defence showed the landing of a cargo plane that delivered the initial shipment of equipment procured and brought to the country through a joint operation. The Ministry of Defence's Directorate of Production and Procurement, the US Procurement Mission, and the International Transportation Unit within the Israel Defence Ministry in the operation oversaw the mobilisation of the cargo plane, ensuring the direct transport of armaments from the US, Mayan Lazarovich from the Ministry of Defence Spokesperson's Office, said in a statement. Washington on Tuesday said it had already begun delivering critically needed munitions and military equipment to Israel, and the Pentagon was reviewing inventories to see what else could be sent quickly to boost its ally. A

Israel strikes neighbourhoods in Gaza Strip as war appears to escalate

Residents of the Gaza Strip scrambled to find safety Wednesday, as Israeli warplanes hammered neighbourhood after neighbourhood in the tiny coastal enclave, retaliating for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants. As Gazans crowded into UN schools and a shrinking number of safe neighbourhoods, humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza, warning that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicine 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 2,100 lives on both sides, is expected to escalate. Israel appears determined to crush Hamas' hold on Gaza, following an unprecedented attack in which militants gunned down civilians in their homes, on streets and at a mass outdoor music festival, while dragging men, women and children into captivity. Hamas and other milita

Gaza power authority warns that electricity will run out within hours

Gaza's power authority says its sole power plant will fun out of fuel within hours, leaving the territory without electricity after Israel cut off supplies. Israel said it would cut off all electricity to the territory after Hamas' bloody rampage over the weekend. All of Gaza's crossings are closed, making it impossible to bring in fuel for the power plant or the generators on which residents and hospitals have long relied. The power authority said Wednesday that the plant would shut down in the afternoon.

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

We need to destroy Hamas, says Israeli Consul General to South India

Tammy Ben-Haim also emphasised that the Hamas' goal is to harm Jews and Israelis and said that the terror group uses the civilian buildings and schools for hiding their commanders and weaponry

Few good options as Israel weighs a ground assault on the Gaza strip

The public and the national security establishment in Israel are demanding retribution for the attacks by Hamas militants that claimed more than 1,000 Israeli lives over the weekend

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