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"Unfortunate, this govt seems to be held hostage..." BJP's Mukhtar Abbas N
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The violence in Murshidabad has left many without homes or livelihoods, and the residents are looking to the government to restore order and ensure their safety.
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US-made weapons found in Jaffar Express hijack site, Washington Post claim
Updated : 11 months ago IST
The attack took place on March 11, when the Peshawar-bound Jaffar Express -- carrying 440 passengers -- was ambushed. Several hostages were taken during the assault, prompting a two-day security operation to neutralize the threat and rescue the captives.
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Israel President Herzog visits family of twin brother hostages Ziv and Gal
Updated : 11 months ago IST
"556 days ago, twin brothers Gali and Ziv Berman, two wonderful and caring young Israelis, were brutally kidnapped from their home in Kibbutz Kfar Aza," said Herzog.
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Katz urges Gazans: Topple Hamas and free the hostages
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called on the people of Gaza to "remove Hamas and release all hostages" before the IDF expands its operations, especially in the southern part of the Strip.
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Katz urges Gazans: Topple Hamas, free the hostages
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz called on the people of Gaza to "remove Hamas and release all hostages" before the IDF expands its operations especially in the southern part of the Strip.
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Netanyahu's passover message acknowledges national pain, resilience
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In his Passover address to the nation, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu acknowledged the empty chairs at many Seder--Passover feast--tables this year, representing hostages still held by Hamas, fallen soldiers, and the wounded recovering in rehabilitation centers.
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Air Force retirees, reservists dismissed from service after publishing pol
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
A thousand Air Force retirees and reservists are being dismissed after publishing a letter calling for the end of the war in Gaza.
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Delhi's cyber cell busts 'digital arrest' racket; 4 arrested for extorting
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
According to Deputy Commissioner Raja Banthia on Tuesday, the accused held the woman, along with her daughter and father virtually hostage for 48 hours and extorted Rs 8.10 lakh in exchange of removing her name from the fake cases they claimed to have against her.
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Israeli PM Netanyahu vows pressure on Gaza until hostages are returned
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke about the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) intensifying their operations in the Gaza Strip. Netanyahu also said that the pressure on Gaza will continue to escalate until hostages are returned.
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Hamas agrees to Egyptian proposal for hostage release, ceasefire
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Hamas has accepted a new proposal put forward by Egypt to release five hostages, including American-Israeli Edan Alexander, in exchange for a renewed ceasefire, CNN reported, citing a Hamas source statement.
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Hamas had operatives on American campuses, claims rescued hostage
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
In a case filed at the New York Southern District Court against Within Our Lifetime and its leader Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and representative Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish Voice for Peace and representative Cameron Jones, and Columbia University Ap
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Israel will maintain 'permanant presence' in Gaza unless hostage release,
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The wobbly ceasefire collapsed on Tuesday when Israel bombarded Gaza, shattering two months of calm that also saw dozens of hostages exchanged for Palestinian prisoners, as per CNN.
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