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'India closely following development on Israel-Palestine issue'
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): India is closely following the development on the Israel-Palestine issue as the United Nations Security Council, in its fourth meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, has again failed to find consensus on a joint statement calling for a ceasefire.
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France proposes another draft resolution at UN Security Council for Gaza c
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Paris [France], May 20 (ANI): The French mission to the United Nations circulated a draft resolution to members of the Security Council on Tuesday that calls for a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza despite objections from the United States.
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Biden tells Netanyahu he expects significant de-escalation in Israel-Hamas
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US] May 20, (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday morning (local time) told Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he expects "significant de-escalation today" in the Israel-Hamas conflict, adding to the growing international pressure to end the fighting.
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Israel-Palestine conflict: Calls for ceasefire grow as Gaza death toll cro
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Gaza [Palestine], May 18 (ANI): As the Israel-Palestine conflict entered its second week, the death toll in Gaza has crossed 200, while about 1,500 Palestinians have been wounded.
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Israel shells Lebanon in response to rocket fire
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel] May 18 (ANI): Israel fired shells towards Lebanon in response to rocket launches, as US President Joe Biden asked Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a ceasefire after a week of violence that has killed more than 200 people in Gaza.
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Biden 'expresses support for Gaza ceasefire' in call with Netanyahu
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Washington [US] May 18 (ANI): US President Joe Biden, in a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, expressed his support for a ceasefire in the fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas, the Palestinian military group in Gaza.
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UN Chief says Israel, Gaza fighting 'utterly appalling', calls for immedia
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Gaza [Palestine] May 17 (ANI):United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told the UN Security Council on Sunday that hostilities in Israel and Gaza were "utterly appalling" and called for an immediate ceasefire.
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Amid international pressure, Israel likely to move towards ceasefire with
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Tel Aviv [Israel], May 16 (ANI): As the deadly conflict between Israel and Palestine entered its seventh day, Israeli officials on Sunday indicated that a ceasefire could be coming after mounting pressure from US President Joe Biden and other American lawmakers following the recent airstrike
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Afghans deserve much more than an Eid ceasefire, says US envoy Khalilzad
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], May 11 (ANI): Amid the surge in violence in Afghanistan in recent weeks, US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad on Tuesday welcomed the announcements by the Taliban and the Afghan government to uphold ceasefire in the country during the festival of Eid.
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Taliban declares 3-day ceasefire for Eid celebrations post Kabul school bl
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], May 10 (ANI): Two days after a deadly bombing outside a school in Kabul claimed the lives of over 60 students, the Taliban on Monday announced that they would observe a three-day ceasefire for the festival of Eid.
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India condemns Kabul school blasts, calls for dismantling of terrorist san
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New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): India on Sunday condemned the "barbarous" terrorist attack on a school in Kabul and said the incident demonstrates the urgent need for dismantling terrorist sanctuaries and for a comprehensive nation-wide ceasefire.
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India, EU call for 'immediate, permanent and comprehensive' ceasefire in A
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New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): India and the European Union called for an "immediate, permanent and comprehensive nationwide" ceasefire in Afghanistan and reaffirmed their strong and continued support to an inclusive, Afghan-led, Afghan-owned peace process.
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