Lashing out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his claim of being snooped on through Israeli spyware Pegasus, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday said it is his habit to raise unfounded allegations and 'defame' India on foreign shores.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack at the Centre during a lecture at Cambridge University, alleging that an attack has been unleashed on the basic structure of Indian democracy while also claiming that Israeli spyware Pegasus was being used to snoop into his phone.
Two Israeli brothers were shot and killed by a Palestinian gunman on Sunday near Har Bracha, a West Bank settlement about one mile south of Nablus, where nearly a dozen Palestinians were killed in an Israeli military raid earlier this week.
Israeli authorities said that Wednesday's operation in Nablus targeted three suspects that were planning attacks on Israel. The three were neutralized, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Israel Security Agency said in a joint statement.
According to the Syrian news agency, the raids occurred on early Sunday when the Israeli jet hit a building in central Damascus's Kafr Sousa neighbourhood near a large, heavily guarded security complex close to Iranian installations, witnesses said.
Addressing a press conference, Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate accused the Modi government of joining hands with the Israeli "Team Jorge" and said it directly impacts the election process in the country.
The Knesset approved a law to strip convicted terrorists with Israeli nationality of their citizenship -- provided they receive funding from the Palestinian Authority or an associated organization.
The Israel Ministry of Defence and Israeli Defence Industries participated in Aero India Defence Exhibition. Various Israeli defence industries are presenting advanced technological solutions that address security challenges faced by many countries around the world today.
The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday he fears the world was headed for a "wider war" as the potential for escalation of the Ukraine war continues.