US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for ‘humanitarian pause’ in Hamas-Israel conflict
While US President Joe Biden was in Israel on Wednesday, his country stood isolated in the Security Council vetoing a resolution calling for a “humanitarian...
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Israelis have categorically denied it was behind Gaza hospital blast: White House
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) The White House has said that the Israelis have “categorically denied” that they were behind the massive explosion at a hospital...
Biden to ask ‘tough questions as a friend’ on Israel solidarity visit
S President Joe Biden plans to ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some “tough questions as a friend of Israel” regarding Jerusalem’s strategy in the...
Hundreds killed in strike at Gaza hospital
London, Oct 18 (IANS) Hundreds of people were killed in an Israeli strike at a hospital in Gaza on Tuesday, reports said. The number of...
Biden to visit Israel tomorrow, says Blinken
Tel Aviv. Oct 17 (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has announced that President Joe Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday during which the...
‘Would be a big mistake’: Biden cautions Israel against occupying Gaza
US President Joe Biden has warned Israel against occupying Gaza, saying, “that would be a big mistake”, as the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began lining...
Blinken in Israel for 2nd time since conflict erupted
For a second time since the raging Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday arrived in Tel Aviv,...
US actively working to get assistance into Gaza: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday said Washington is “actively working” to ensure that humanitarian assistance can get into Gaza as the Hamas-Israel...
Hackers target Israeli websites with floods of malicious messages
Jerusalem, Oct 16 (IANS) As Hamas-Israel violence escalates, groups of hacktivists have targeted Israeli websites with floods of malicious traffic. Israeli newspaper The Jerusalem Post...
Egypt offers to host multilateral meeting on Palestinian issue
Egypt offered to host a multilateral meeting to address the latest situation and the future of the Palestinian issue, the Egyptian Presidency said in a...
UN chief calls for humanitarian access to Gaza
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for rapid and unimpeded humanitarian access to Gaza and for the release of hostages kept by Hamas. United Nations,...
Israel resumes water supply to Gaza Strip
Israel has resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said. Jerusalem, Oct...
Egypt moves troops to Gaza border amid fears of Palestinians being pushed into Sinai
Egypt is stepping up its military presence at its Rafah border crossing with Gaza, with fears that Israel intends to push hundreds of thousands of...
Iran Foreign Minister warns Israel of retaliation if Gaza aggression doesn’t stop
Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that if Israel decides to enter Gaza then the resistance leaders will turn Israel into a cemetery for...
Israel moves hundreds of tanks close to Gaza fence as ground invasion looms
Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave,...
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BRICS expansion could end US dollar dominance in oil trade: US financial experts warn of dangers ahead
With the BRICS emerging as a major trading bloc with its expansion of six more countries, including Saudi Arabia, since the last South African meet,...
Iran’s private message to Israel : Can intervene if military campaign continues in Gaza
Iran sent a private message to Israel through the UN that it could intervene if Israel continued its military campaign in Gaza, Jerusalem Post reported....
Plane with WHO medical supplies for Gaza arrives in Egypt
A plane loaded with medical supplies from the WHO for the Gaza Strip reached the El Arish airport in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, said the Egyptian...
US intelligence warned of increased risk days before Hamas attack
The US intelligence community produced at least two assessments based in part on intelligence provided by Israel warning President Joe Biden’s administration of an increased...
Lufthansa cancels all flights to Lebanon till Oct 16
German airline Lufthansa has cancelled all flights to Lebanon till October 16, media reports said. Beirut, Oct 14 (IANS) German airline Lufthansa has cancelled all...