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Blinken warns Israel that more needs to be done to protect civilians in Ga
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken on Sunday warned Israel that more needs to be done to protect civilians and provide humanitarian aid to people in the region, CNN reported.
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Israeli hostage in Gaza killed in captivity
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Sahar Baruch, a 25 year-old Israeli who was taken hostage on October 7 has died in captivity, Kibbutz Be'eri announced on Saturday of its former resident.
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"Complicit in brutal massacre": Russia slams US after it vetoes UN ceasefi
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Russia's UN Ambassador accused the US of authorizing a ground offensive in Gaza by Israel. In a statement to the council, Russia's diplomat accused Washington of being "complicit in Israel's brutal massacre."
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US President Biden tells Israeli PM Netanyahu, Hamas to blame for ceasefir
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
"We will continue to pursue every opportunity to free them," said Biden.
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US, China discuss Israel-Hamas war, reiterates imperative of all parties t
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday held a telephonic conversation with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and reiterated the need for all parties to work together to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from spreading.
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"Where the hell are you?": Israeli PM tears into women's right groups over
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu came down heavily on international human rights organisations, women's groups and the UN for failing to speak out about the rapes and other atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli women.
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US announces 21 million USD in additional aid for Gaza
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the fresh hostilities between Israel and Hamas, after a brief pause for the release of hostages, the United States announced an additional 21 million USD in aid to Gaza, CNN reported quoting US Aid Administrator Samantha Power on a trip to Egypt.
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Hamas drugged hostages before releasing them, Knesset told
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Hagar Mizrahi, head of the Health Ministry's medical division, testified to the Knesset Health Committee that the captives were given a tranquilizer which she identified as Clonazepam sometime before they were handed over to Red Cross custody.
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Delegation of hostages' families meets with Australian PM and other leader
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
During this visit, the delegation members met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Foreign Minister Penny Wong, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Richard Marles, as well as senior government officials and members of the Australian Parliament and the large Jewish c
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"We will operate in maximum force": Israel warns as truce with Hamas reach
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
IDF said, "We have entered a new phase in our war against Hamas. Hamas broke the humanitarian pause when it violated the hostage release agreement by refusing to release women, children, and babies as agreed. Hamas also fired rockets at Israeli homes. It should be clear to everyone by now
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Israel not giving up on women hostages held by Hamas: US
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the resumption of the ground offensive against Hamas, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on Monday said Israel was not ready to give up on the release of women hostages held by Hamas, adding that the terror group will "not release" them from their captivity.
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Israeli activist group publishes full-page ad, calls on world to recognise
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Amid the resumption of the ongoing war with terror group Hamas, following a temporary hold on hostilities to facilitate the release of hostages in Gaza, an Israeli activist group published a full-page advertisement in the New York Times, calling on the UN and the world to recognise the se
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