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Israeli-Palestinian gaps too big for Gaza ceasefire
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
As rockets continued to be fired at southern and central Israel, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant ordered the security establishment to prepare "a series of additional operations" against Gaza and stressed that Israelis should brace for longer range Palestinian rocket fire.
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Israel: Defense Minister Gallant Meets with US CENTCOM Commander Kurilla
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The parties discussed developing regional challenges, with a focus on Iran's malign activities in the Middle East region. This includes Iranian aggression in the maritime arena and the delivery of weapons to terror organizations and proxies in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, and the wider regio
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Japan military chopper crashes in sea with 10 on board, rescue operation u
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Japan military chopper with 10 people on board crashed in the sea on Thursday, CNN reported citing Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.
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Gallant likely to retain job, will have to apologize to Israel PM for over
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, whose sacking prompted protests across Israel, is likely to retain his job as he is willing to issue an apology in writing while also have to confirm his loyalty to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Times of Israel reported citing a Hebrew media.
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Pakistan contemplates SCO participation in India
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan has begun in-house consultations to decide whether to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meetings of the defence and foreign ministers in India since New Delhi has already extended invitations to Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zarda
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Dhami attends meet chaired by Rajnath to boost infra in northern borders
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Tuesday participated at a review meeting in New Delhi under the chairmanship of Defense Minister Rajnath Singh.
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Pakistan warns action "within Afghanistan" over rising cross-border attack
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Pakistan has warned the interim Afghan Taliban administration that if terrorists involved in cross-border attacks in the country are not eliminated, Islamabad would take action against them within Afghanistan, an official said on Friday the Daily Times reported.
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Why Erdogan, infuriating the West, blocks Sweden's and Finland's NATO bid?
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Last week Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan once again infuriated the West with his statement that he would block Sweden's NATO bid, saying that the reason for this decision was a protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Stockholm on Saturday, at which Swedish and Danish far-right gro
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Herzi Halevi Takes Over as Israeli Military's Chief of Staff
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Halevi, 55, has been in military service since 1985, starting off as a paratrooper and climbing the ranks ever since. He was nominated for Chief of Staff by former Defense Minister Benny Gantz in September.
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"Journalists have the same respect as that of a teacher": Defense Minister
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
"Journalists have the same respect in the country as a teacher. Anyone who tampers with the news, I believe he cannot be a journalist in any case",
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Putin announces temporary ceasefire in Ukraine for Orthodox Christmas serv
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Putin also called on Kyiv to declare a ceasefire so that a large number of Orthodox citizens living in areas of hostilities could attend church services on Orthodox Christmas Eve and Christmas Day , according to the statement.
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Japanese PM's special aide meets Uyghur delegation
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Nobuo is a former Defense Minister of Japan and the brother of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was assassinated earlier this year.
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