Emphasising on the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip and the tensions in the Red Sea, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Wednesday said that it has been a very important element of discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, held on
Israeli soldiers continued their operations in the Gaza Strip as one combat team eliminated more than 30 Hamas terrorists during the past day, the Israel Defense Forces said.
Amid the intense Israeli operations in Gaza, a Dutch court ordered the Netherlands government to halt the delivery of parts of F-35 fighter jets used by Israel in its bombardment of Gaza Strip, Al Jazeera reported on Monday.
Over calls from global leaders over military operations in Rafah, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that those who are trying to tell Israel not to enter Rafah want to keep Hamas there, The Jerusalem Post reported.
The UAE has expressed deep concern regarding preparations by the Israeli military to launch an operation in the Rafah area, in the south of the Gaza Strip populated by displaced Palestinians, and the serious humanitarian repercussions that may result from the operation.
Israel's Consul General to South India, Tammy Ben Haim, on Friday claimed that Hamas was abusing the Gaza Strip to destroy Israel and kill Jews, adding that military operations in the region are still underway as the terror group is still directing rocket fire towards his country.
In a blow to diplomatic attempts to cessation of Israel-Gaza conflict, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed Hamas' plans for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, calling them "delusional."
Netanyahu thanked Sejourne for what he called the "stalwart support, consistent support that France took against the savagery [of October 7] from day one, your position on the ICJ and this absurd accusation of genocide against Israel, and many other things, and also the effort to help with h
Bank Leumi, one of Israel's largest and oldest banking institutions, alerted UNRWA to suspicious financial transfers, but the UN agency did not provide satisfactory explanations, prompting bank officials to freeze the account, the Israel Hayom daily reported on Sunday.
"Our goal is a complete victory over Hamas," Netanyahu said at a Likud faction meeting in the Knesset. "We will kill the Hamas leadership, so we must continue to operate in all areas in the Gaza Strip. We must not end the war before then. It will take time--month, not years."