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US State Secy Blinken dials Israel's Defence Minister, reaffirms oppositio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
US State Secretary Antony Blinken on Sunday reaffirmed America's opposition to Israeli plans of holding a major military operation in Rafah city of Gaza with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and underscored the urgent need to protect civilians amid war.
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Hamas top leader Yahya Sinwar not in Rafah, could be hiding in tunnels in
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Israel has made eliminating Sinwar a key element of its goal to destroy Hamas. In February, the IDF released footage of what it said was Sinwar walking through a tunnel with several family members, the first time he was apparently spotted since going into hiding before the devastating Octobe
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US Defence Secy Austin confirms pause on shipment of "high-payload munitio
Updated : 2 years ago IST
Amid the ongoing ground offensive in Rafah, United States Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed on Wednesday that the US is pausing a shipment of "high-payload munitions" to Israel, as the operation has no plan for the residing civilians in the region, reported CNN.
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Israel's war cabinet unanimously votes to continue Rafah operation
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
In response to Hamas' offer for a hostage deal, the War Cabinet said, "At the same time, although the Hamas proposal is far from Israel's necessary requirements, Israel will send a delegation of mediators to exhaust the possibility of reaching an agreement under conditions acceptable to I
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Israeli MP backs Netanyahu's Rafah operations strategy for "elimination of
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"It's clear that if you don't act at all in the Gaza Strip, you cannot obtain the objectives, which is... the elimination of Hamas. The aggressors are in Gaza, probably (Hamas Leader Yahya) Sinawar is in Gaza. The combat units that still can act as combat units stayed in Gaza. Probably th
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Israel PM Netanyahu updates Israelis on dispute with Biden on possible Raf
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu updated the Israeli public on Wednesday about his recent conversation with US President Joe Biden, specifically his response to Biden's objections to the Israeli military entering the southern Gaza City of Rafah.
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Amid concerns of Rafah ops, Israeli military presents plan to evacuate civ
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
The Israeli military has submitted a plan to the war cabinet for 'evacuating the population' of Gaza from areas of fighting, amid looming concerns of an offensive incursion in the southern city of Rafah, according to CNN.
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"No compromise on Rafah operation": Israeli PM vows to continue fight desp
Updated : 2 years, 3 months ago IST
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu responded on February 17 to rising pleas from world leaders to avoid a ground operation in Rafah, remarking that 'doing so would mean losing the war against Hamas,' reported by The Times of Israel.
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