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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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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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UK to start Gaza surveillance flights to locate captives held by Hamas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The military in the United Kingdom (UK) will operate surveillance flights over Gaza to help locate captives held by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported quoting the British Ministry of Defence.
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"Speaking with Fire": Benjamin Netanyahu affirms ongoing talks with Hamas
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Netanyahu emphasised the need for strategic and careful decision-making by the war cabinet. stating, "We are continuing now to speak with our enemy about continuing to free hostages -- speaking with fire."
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Israeli president honours fallen heroes of Kibbutz Be'eri by inscribing To
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
In a poignant ceremony on Sunday, Israeli President Yitzhak Herzog paid tribute to the memory of fallen heroes of Kibbutz Be'eri by inscribing a letter in a Torah scroll being written for the rebuilding community's synagogue.
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Will continue war until we achieve all its goals: Israel PM Netanyahu
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
He called it impossible to achieve these goals without continuing the ground incursion.
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