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Israel struck hundreds of operational Hamas targets

Meanwhile, Senior Israeli officials have spoken about the prospect of an imminent large-scale ground operation in the Gaza Strip to eliminate the terrorist group Hamas on Thursday. Israel Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told soldiers near Gaza that the order to enter the Palestinian enclave would be given "soon."

2023-10-20T06:24:33.877263+00:00 IST

India can expect overall delays in visa processing: Canada

In a press statement from IRCC said, "Following India's intent to unilaterally remove immunities for all but 21 Canadian diplomats and dependents in Delhi by October 20, 2023, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is reducing its number of employees in India from 27 to 5. IRCC will continue to accept and process applications from India, but reduced staffing levels are expected to impact processing times."

2023-10-20T04:42:08.656118+00:00 IST

Indian officials were made aware of credible allegations: Canada

Melanie Joly said Indian officials were made aware of credible allegations.

2023-10-20T04:07:40.514274+00:00 IST

Taiwan monitoring Israel-Hamas conflict over China concerns

Taiwan's National Defence Ministry set up a task force to monitor the situation in Israel last week, despite fundamental differences between the conflict in Middle East and possible war across the Taiwan Strait, the Voice of America (VOA) reported.

2023-10-19T17:56:04.719461+00:00 IST

Delegation of Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering visit US

A delegation from the Executive Office of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing and the Executive Office for Control and Non-Proliferation has visited Washington, DC, and met with officials from the US government, the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, the Institute of International Finance, and the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the US.

2023-10-19T17:49:42.091693+00:00 IST

Sergey Lavrov meets Kim Jong Un in North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Thursday met Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Pyongyang.

2023-10-19T10:28:32.534168+00:00 IST

"UK and I stand with you": PM Rishi Sunak assures support

According to his office, Sunak will meet with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel President Isaac Herzog and will share his condolences for the loss of life in Israel and Gaza as a result of the October 7 attack on Israel."Every civilian death is a tragedy. And too many lives have been lost following Hamas' horrific act of terror," Sunak said in a statement ahead of his visit.

2023-10-19T08:13:04.090830+00:00 IST

Israel deploys hundreds of tanks, soldiers on Gaza border

As a "ground offensive" of the besieged Gaza Strip loomed, hundreds of Israeli tanks were deployed near the border in south Israel on Thursday, waiting for the all-clear from the country's political establishment and the military top brass.

2023-10-19T07:37:01.610552+00:00 IST

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak lands in Isreal

Earlier, in a post on social media platform X, Sunak condemned the attack on Gaza hospital that killed hundreds."We are all shocked by the scenes at the al-Ahli Arab Hospital. Our intelligence services are rapidly analysing the evidence to independently establish the facts," he posted.

2023-10-19T06:31:21.646149+00:00 IST

Hostages' kin slam Israel's nod to allow aid to Gaza via Egypt

Earlier, US President Joe Biden said that Egypt's President Al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah border crossing to allow roughly 20 trucks to provide humanitarian aid into Gaza.

2023-10-19T05:41:20.227709+00:00 IST

Israel refutes civilian death claims in Gaza hospital explosion

IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus while reiterating the Israeli PM statement that the Islamic Jihad was behind the explosion in Hospital said that the preliminary analysis from their side suggests that the "rocket" exploded in the car parking and seems like no one was killed in the incident.

2023-10-19T03:12:52.825295+00:00 IST

'Killing more Palestinians will never make Israel more secure'

Palestine's Ambassador to the United Nations, Riyan Mansour, has slammed Israel, stating that killing more Palestinians will never make Israel more secure as he held the country responsible for the occupation of their land.

2023-10-19T00:16:05.869941+00:00 IST

Amid conflict, UK PM Rishi Sunak to visit Israel today

The Prime Minister of the United KIngdom, Rishi Sunak is set to embark on a visit to Israel later on Thursday, where he will meet with the top leaders to discuss the country's ongoing war with Hamas, and express solidarity.

2023-10-18T23:52:21.603256+00:00 IST

UN urges release of Chinese human rights defender

"Guo Feixiong is unjustly imprisoned, and he is in a critical state of health," said Mary Lawlor, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders. "UN human rights experts have sent 10 urgent letters to authorities about his situation since 2006. He must be released immediately on humanitarian grounds," she said.

2023-10-18T09:25:31.857893+00:00 IST

Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks US President Joe Biden

"Mr. President Joe. I want to thank you for coming here today. And for the unequivocal support you have given Israel during these trying times, support that reflects the overwhelming will of the American people. I've seen your support every day in the depth and breadth of cooperation that we have had since the beginning of this war, a level of cooperation that is truly unprecedented in the history of the great alliance between our two nations," he said.

2023-10-18T09:24:23.440439+00:00 IST

US President arrives in Tel Aviv amid Israel-Hamas war

Earlier today, US National Security Council (NSC) coordinator for strategic communications, John Kirby, said that President Joe Biden, on his visit to Israel, will call on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to ensure there is no further escalation in the ongoing war with terror group Hamas.

2023-10-18T08:15:10.538292+00:00 IST

IDF: Evidence of Islamic Jihad hand in Gaza hospital blast

"Trajectory analysis from the Barrage of Rockets confirms that the rockets were fired close proximity to the hospital. In addition, there are two independent videos which show the failure of the rocket launch and the continuation of rocket flight towards the ground within the Gaza stream falling in the hospital compound," he said.

2023-10-18T08:03:43.740459+00:00 IST

Jordan cancels Biden summit with Arab leaders

"After consulting with King Abdullah II of Jordan and in light of the days of mourning announced by President Abbas of the Palestinian Authority, President Biden will postpone his travel to Jordan and the planned meeting with these two leaders and President Sisi of Egypt," a White House official said."

2023-10-18T04:54:53.677557+00:00 IST

Kerala woman in Israel recounts horror

The video shared by the Israel embassy in India on X shared her video saying, "Indian superwomen! Listen to this story of Ms Sabitha, a caregiver from Kerala, as she shares how she and Meera Mohanan saved the Israeli civilians they were taking care of by holding the door handle & preventing the Hamas Terrorists from bursting in & killing them."

2023-10-18T04:50:07.492774+00:00 IST

People stage protests in Jordan after Gaza Hospital explosion

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets to protest the explosion all across the West Bank. To control the crowd, the Palestinian forces in Ramallah fired tear gas at demonstrators who were calling for the Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to step down.

2023-10-18T04:01:27.894963+00:00 IST

Palestinian envoy to UN counters Israeli claims

Palestinian sources claimed that initial estimates suggest an Israeli attack on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City resulted in 200 to 300 fatalities.

2023-10-18T03:26:19.812137+00:00 IST