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Itamar Ben-Gvir threatens to topple Israeli government over emerging hosta
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In a bid to address a wartime manpower shortage in Israel's agricultural sector, farmers will be allowed to increase their cultivation areas without being hindered by labour constraints, the Ministry of Agriculture said on Tuesday.
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Hamas appears to reject new hostage deal offer, insists on full pullout of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Hamas, along with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, issued a joint statement insisting that any agreement must include an end to the ongoing conflict and a complete withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza.
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"Good progress" in talks on freeing hostages and Gaza ceasefire: Qatari PM
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"We are in much better place than where we were a few weeks ago," the Qatari PM said at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.
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Israel: Intelligence summit on hostage release deal held
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reported that a short time ago, on Sunday night, an intelligence summit held in Europe to discuss the possibilities for a truce in Gaza that would see the release of the remaining Israeli hostages held there concluded.
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CIA, Mossad, Qatar PM lead high-stakes talks in Paris on Gaza hostage rele
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The closed-door talks involve key figures such as CIA Chief William Burns, Mossad Chief David Barnea, Shin Bet Chief Ronen Bar, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Thani, and the head of Egyptian Intelligence Services Abbas Kamel.
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China is troublemaker by repeatedly using Taiwan Strait issues to hold oth
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said today that Taiwan has always been committed to maintaining the status quo, in order to maintain peace and stability in the region and across the Taiwan Strait, but China has repeatedly used the Taiwan Strait issue to hold other countries hostage
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El Al suspends South African flights
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The move comes hours before the International Court of Justice is due to announce an interim ruling on Israel's military campaign in Gaza.
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Protesters block aid deliveries to Gaza for third straight day
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The protesters, including some families of hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza, are demanding that all aid be cut off until some 136 remaining captives are freed.
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Israel's FM works for hostages' freedom in meetings with EU Leadership
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Katz said his agenda there is to "secure unified EU Council support for Israel's self-defence measures against Hamas and to ensure the safe return of all our hostages."
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IDF releases footage of tunnel in Khan Younis where Hamas purportedly held
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Sunday released footage of a tunnel in southern Gaza, where Hamas was allegedly holding around 20 hostages at different times, CNN reported.
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Biden speaks with Netanyahu after almost a month, discusses two-state solu
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The US President also discussed the ongoing efforts to secure the release of all remaining hostages under Hamas captivity and reviewed the situation in Gaza.
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"Terrorism, hostage-taking unacceptable": Jaishankar calls for respect of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Delivering India's National Statement at the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in Kampala, Jaishankar asserted that "terrorism and hostage-taking are unacceptable."
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