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US State Secy Blinken, Defence Secy Austin mourn Oct 7 attack on Israel by
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken and US Secretary of Defence, Lloyd Austin mourned the dead as they called for "an end to the war" on the first anniversary of October 7 attacks by Hamas on Israel that left over 1200 people killed and took around 250 hostages.
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Israel: IDF Chief Halevi vows to bring back hostages amid heightened milit
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Halevi said that the holiday is incomplete without the hostages, highlighting their determination to broing back the hostages from Gaza
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PM Modi speaks to his Israeli counterpart, expresses India's commitment to
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
PM Narendra Modi called it crucial to prevent recent escalation and ensure the safe release of all hostages.
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"No place in Iran where Israel's long arm can't reach," warns Netanyahu at
Updated : 1 year, 5 months ago IST
Stressing that the war will end if Hamas lays down its arms, he said, "As far as hostages, I have a message for Hamas captors. Let them go, all of them. Those alive today, must be returned alive and the remains of those whom you brutally killed must be returned to their families. Those fa
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Thousands of anti-govt protesters rally across Israel, urge release of cap
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Thousands of demonstrators against the Israeli government have assembled in the heart of Tel Aviv, demanding greater efforts to achieve the release of hostages held captive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
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El-Sisi emphasises utmost urgency to prioritise reaching agreement on ceas
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received, separately, on Monday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, Lars Lokke Rasmussen and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, Egypt's State Information Service reported.
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US President Biden to host UK PM Starmer next week; Ukraine, Gaza to featu
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Discussions between the leaders will include continuing robust support to Ukraine in its defence against "Russian aggression" and securing a hostage release and a ceasefire deal to end the war in Gaza.
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World leaders express shock, offer condolences to families of six Israeli
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The statement of world leaders came after the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that the bodies of six hostages abducted alive by Hamas on October 7 were recovered from a tunnel in southern Gaza's Rafah overnight, shortly after they were murdered by Hamas.
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Israel: Angry protestors demand ceasefire deal after six more captives kil
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The protesters chanted "Now! Now!" and demanded that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reach a ceasefire deal with Palestinian group Hamas to bring the remaining captives home.
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"Time for war to end," US President Biden after Israeli troops find bodies
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Vice President Kamala Harris in a statement that Hamas "must be eliminated" and cannot be allowed to control Gaza.
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Israeli Defence Minister Gallant holds discussion on war goals, seeks retu
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Israel's Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant recently held a strategic briefing and discussion together with the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) Chief of the General Staff and senior IDF officials. The focus of the discussion was expanding the goals of the war to include ensuring the return of Isra
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Israel successfully rescues 52-year-old hostage abducted by Hamas on Octob
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency (ISA) successfully rescued a 52-year-old hostage Qaid Farhan Alkadi on Tuesday, who had been abducted by the Hamas terrorist organization and held captive in the Gaza Strip since October 7.
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