Ashkelon, like many other Israeli cities and towns, has been the target of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, leading to a dire need for safe havens for its residents.
As Israel's coastal city, Ashkelon, comes under rocket fire, the media contingent, including the ANI team, reporting on the violence, also rushed for cover.
The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) on Tuesday extended their support for Palestine, asserting that Israel's occupation of the state of Palestine is the root cause of the tensions in West Asia.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday issued an urgent plea to all states with influence to take steps to defuse the "powder keg" situation in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). He stressed that international humanitarian law and international human
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights have condemned the decision of Israel to order a "full siege" of Gaza, and also pleaded with "states with influence" to defuse the situation, Al Jazeera reported.
Over 770 Palestinians have been killed in air raids after Israel launched a strong retaliation after the 'surprise attack' by Hamas, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
Amid the onslaught by Israeli forces on Gaza following Hamas attacks, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Prime Minister Narendra Modi and provided him an update about the ongoing situation
"They were pulling women and children out of their beds and dragging them away to Gaza like monsters out of a fairy tale storybook. Usually, they are much more PR-conscious, and I'm surprised that they would unmask themselves like this," he said.
This was announced by the JeI chief Sirajul Haq during a protest at the Governor House in Sindh on Sunday against the increase in the prices of electricity and petroleum products, not reducing the heavy electricity bills and taxes, instead of taxing the landlords.
As part of its retaliation against Hamas, Israel has mobilised 3,00,000 troops in the last 48 hours. Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari informed about the mobilisation and said the IDF "has never mobilized so many reservists so quickly--300,000 reservists in 48 hours.