"There are two main targets of this operation...The first one is to make sure that Hamas does not control Gaza anymore, it does not have the ability to build its force in Gaza in order to attack Israel. The second is to bring back the hostages," Gilon said in the exclusive interview with
US President Joe Biden hosted Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Thursday (local time) amid the ongoing ceasefire talks and escalating Israel-Hamas war.
US Vice President Kamala Harris condemned the act of pro-Palestinian protestors, who burned the American flag on Wednesday during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's address to the US Congress.
The second India-Japan consultation on the Middle East was held in the national capital on Thursday, and both sides discussed the challenges and political developments happening in the Middle East and West Asia region.
A failed Hamas rocket barrage launched from a humanitarian area struck a United Nations school in Khan Yunis, killing two Palestinians and wounding several more, the Israel Defense Forces said on Thursday.
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu began speaking to a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, more than 5,000 protesters massed on the streets near Capitol Hill, waving Palestinian flags and chanting for United States to stop arming Israel.
In a recent social media post, Pakistani journalist Hamid Mir highlighted a troubled pattern concerning the treatment of women by Islamabad's police force.
"Warm greetings to FM Badr Abdelatty and the Government & people of Egypt on their National Day. Reiterate our commitment to take our strategic partnership forward," said Jaishankar said in a post on X.
The United Arab Emirates, through Operation "Chivalrous Knight 3", continued its campaign to provide relief aid and urgent shelter supplies to Palestinian families affected by the situation in the Nuseirat camp, including the provision of tents for the displaced.
Expressing his deep concern over the heartbreaking situation in Gaza, Egypt's Ambassador to India Wael Hamed, emphasized that the current state of conflict should not become the "new normal" for the Palestinian people.