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Hamas ‘Plays’ With Gaza’s Death Toll, Counts Terrorist Casualty As Civilian: Israeli Ambassador

Israeli Ambassador to India Naor Gilon said that Israel's operation in Gaza is aimed at ensuring that Hamas does not control the Gaza strip anymore and is not left in a position to launch attack at Tel Aviv again in future. He also alleged that Hamas manipulated casualty figures to mount international pressure on Israel and spread misinformation. He also claimed that Hamas did not differentiate between terrorists and civilians and counted every casualty as civilian. The revelations were made during an exclusive interview with news agency ANI. In the interview, Gilon also said that he has raised questions over the estimated death toll that was announced by the Hamas run Health ministry in Gaza. Hamas "plays" with the numbers to mount international pressur...
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US Prez Biden Tells Israel’s Netanyahu To ‘Finalize’ Gaza Deal

US President Joe Biden on Thursday (local time) met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu-- a day after thousands protested against the Israeli leader's visit to the United States capital amid the Gaza war-- and called on the Israeli leader to swiftly finalize a deal on a Gaza ceasefire and the release of hostages. "President Biden expressed the need to close the remaining gaps, finalize the deal as soon as possible, bring the hostages home, and reach a durable end to the war in Gaza," the White House said, adding that both leaders discussed the "humanitarian crisis" in the embattled Palestinian territory and the need to remove obstacles to the flow of aid. Signaling a major shift in United States' Gaza policy on Thursday, US Vice President Kamala Ha...
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‘Our war is your war, our victory will be your victory’: Benjamin Netanyahu’s first speech in US Congress – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday delivered a fierce defence of Israel's ongoing war in Gaza during a speech to Congress. His remarks sparked boycotts by top Democratic lawmakers and drew thousands of protesters to the Capitol, criticising the conflict and its resulting humanitarian crisis.Commitment to 'Total victory'Nine months into the Gaza war, Netanyahu during his speech vowed to continue the fight until achieving "total victory." He emphasised his desire to secure US support against Hamas and other Iran-backed groups while condemning the opposition in the United States."America and Israel must stand together. When we stand together, something really simple happens: we win, they lose," Netanyahu stated, wearing a yellow pin in solidarity with Israeli...
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Defiant Netanyahu to face US Congress amid Gaza tensions – Times of India

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to deliver a landmark speech to the US Congress this week as he fights off intense pressure to cut a Gaza war ceasefire deal with Hamas.Israel's longest-serving premier will on Wednesday become the first foreign leader to address a joint meeting of the two chambers four times -- pulling ahead of Britain's Winston Churchill on three.But analysts say the Gaza war since the October 7 Hamas attacks has created worrying tensions between Israel and the United States, its main military and diplomatic backer. Netanyauhu's office announced that he will meet US President Joe Biden on Tuesday.Washington fears a backlash from the mounting civilian toll in the Gaza Strip, while protests in Israel by families of hostages taken by Hamas are also ...
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Netanyahu to meet Biden on Tuesday in Washington, says Israel PM’s office – Times of India

JERUSALEM: Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet US President Joe Biden in Washington on Tuesday, his office announced Sunday."Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's meeting with US President Joe Biden will take place on Tuesday at noon," said a statement released by Netanyahu's office, which added that the Israeli leader will fly to the United States on Monday. var _mfq = window._mfq || []; _mfq.push(["setVariable", "toi_titan", window.location.href]); !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) { if (!isFBCampaignActive) { return; } (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) { if (f.fbq) return; n = f.fbq = function() { n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments); }...
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Hamas Halts Gaza Truce Talks, Slams Israel For ‘Ongoing Massacres Against Civilians, Lack Of Se

After the recent air strikes on the Al-Mawasi camp on July 13, a senior Hamas official stated on Sunday that the Palestinian militant group has withdrawn from talks regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza war due to the Israeli "massacres" and the country's attitude in negotiations, AFP reported. Another official stated that Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas political leader, told international mediators Qatar and Egypt about the group's decision of putting an end to the talks on a ceasefire plan, which was first outlined by US President Joe Biden in May. Haniyeh said that Hamas would "halt negotiations due to the occupation's (Israel) lack of seriousness, continued policy of procrastination and obstruction, and the ongoing massacres against unarmed civilians." As per the...
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Israeli airstrike aimed at Hamas military chief kills at least 90 Palestinians in Gaza humanitarian zone – Times of India

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed at least 90 Palestinians in a designated humanitarian zone in Gaza, according to the enclave's health ministry. The attack aimed at Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif, whose fate remains uncertain, marked the deadliest Israeli offensive in Gaza in weeks, causing widespread devastation among displaced persons sheltering in the area, reported Reuters.The strike, which targeted Deif and Rafa Salama, commander of Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade, also left 300 people injured. "We are still checking and verifying the results of the strike," an Israeli military official said. Deif has previously survived seven Israeli assassination attempts and has been on Israel's most-wanted list for decades, accused of orchestrating numerous attacks.Hamas dismissed Israel'...
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Israeli Airstrike Targets Hamas Military Chief Mohammed Deif In Gaza, 71 Palestinians Killed

An Israeli airstrike on Saturday targeted Hamas' military chief Mohammed Deif in Gaza, resulting in at least 71 Palestinian casualties, according to a security official and Israel Army Radio. The enclave's health ministry reported that the strike left 71 Palestinians dead and 289 injured.  It remains uncertain whether Deif, who was purportedly hiding in a building in the Israeli-designated humanitarian zone Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, was among those killed, news agency Reuters reported. Israel Army Radio reported that Deif was in the area at the time of the attack, according to Reuters' report. Deif is considered one of the masterminds behind Hamas' October 7 attack on Israel, which sparked the ongoing conflict in Gaza. He has evaded seven previous ...
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Israeli Air Strike On Refugee Camp Kills 29 Palestinians Near Gaza’s Khan Younis

At least 29 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli air strike on a camp for displaced people outside a school in southern Gaza, said hospital officials. The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza said that the strike had hit next to the gate of al-Awda school in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of the city of Khan Younis.  In a statement, the ministry said that Israel targeted "the gate of a school housing displaced people in the town of Abasan, east of the city of Khan Younis," and called it "a heinous massacre against displaced citizens," reported CNN.  The Israeli military said it has used "precise munition" to target a "terrorist from Hamas' military wing" who, it said, had taken part in the October 7 attack on Israel, reported BBC.  ...
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Israel and Hamas edge closer to ceasefire & hostage deal: Report – Times of India

Israel and Hamas are close to agreeing on a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release, CNN reported citing an Israeli source familiar to the negotiations. This development follows Hamas' confirmation that they have "exchanged some ideas" with mediators in an effort to halt "the aggression.Israeli officials believe Hamas’ latest response will enable the two parties to enter detailed negotiations to reach an agreement, CNN quoted the source as saying.While Hamas has recently responded in a way that may allow both parties to proceed to detailed negotiations, a final agreement has not yet been reached. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must approve moving forward, and extensive negotiations will be required to finalize the agreement. These negotiations are expected to address the spe...
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Hamas says it has sent new ‘ideas’ on halting Israel war – Times of India

The Hamas militant group said Wednesday it has sent new "ideas" to Qatari mediators aimed at ending the nearly nine-month Gaza war with Israel.Israel confirmed that it was "evaluating" Hamas "comments" on a deal to see its hostages in the Palestinian territory freed and would reply.With the death toll from nearly nine months of war mounting and conditions worsening daily for Gazans, both sides are under increased international pressure to agree a ceasefire.Israel says there can be no halt to hostilities until Hamas releases all of its hostages.Qatar, working with the United States, has been leading the mediation."We exchanged some ideas with the mediator brothers with the aim of stopping the aggression against our Palestinian people," a Hamas statement said.The office of Israeli Prime M...
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High risk of famine persists across Gaza, global hunger monitor says – Times of India

CAIRO: A high risk of famine persists across the whole of the Gaza Strip as long as conflict between Israel and Hamas continues and humanitarian access is restricted, according to an assessment by a global hunger monitor.More than 495,000 people, or more than one fifth of Gaza's population, are facing the most severe, catastrophic level of food insecurity, an update from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) said, a copy of which was seen by Reuters ahead of its release on Tuesday.The IPC said increased deliveries of food and nutrition services to northern Gaza in March and April appeared to have reduced the severity of hunger in the area, where the UN-backed body had previously projected that famine was likely.But it also said improvements seen in April could rapidly ...
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42 Killed In Fresh Strikes By Israel At Several Districts Of Gaza City

In a fresh Israeli strike, around 42 people were killed in several districts of Gaza City in the north of the Palestinian enclave on Saturday, the director of the Hamas-run government media office, according to Reuters.  One of the strikes occurred on houses in Al-Shati, one of the Gaza Strip's eight historic refugee camps which killed 24 people, Ismail Al-Thawabta told Reuters. Another 18 Palestinians were killed in a strike on houses in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood. ISRAEL IS BOMBING CIVILIAN TENTS IN RAFAH RIGHT NOW!ISRAEL IS BOMBING CIVILIAN TENTS IN RAFAH RIGHT NOW!ISRAEL IS BOMBING CIVILIAN TENTS IN RAFAH RIGHT NOW!ISRAEL IS BOMBING CIVILIAN TENTS IN RAFAH RIGHT NOW!ALL EYES ON RAFAH! pic.twitter.com/KVmGbuAVOT — sapphic chaos | on strike...
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Video | Israel Attack In Rafah: राफ़ा में Israel Army का Refugee Camps पर Attack, हमले में 25 की मौत, 50 घायल

Israel Hamas War Update: ग़ाज़ा (Gaza Strip)के दक्षिणी शहर राफ़ा में इज़रायली सेना ने विस्थापित फ़िलिस्तीनियों के लिए बने शिविरों पर हमला किया है। इस  हमले में करीब 25 लोगों की मौत की ख़बर है और 50 लोग  घायल भी हुए हैं। वहीं, इजराइली सेना ने कहा कि मामले की समीक्षा की जा रही है, लेकिन इस बात का कोई संकेत नहीं है कि इजराइल डिफेंस फोर्स ने हमला किया था। इजराइल ने किसी अन्य हमले या उनके निशाने को लेकर कोई जानकारी भी नहीं दी।   Source link ...
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Watch: Israeli aircraft eliminates Hamas sniper in ‘precision strike’ – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday declared that it has eliminated a leading Hamas sniper and Nukhba Forces Commander involved in the October 7 attack on its territory.The Israeli military said its IAF aircraft conducted a precision and targeted strike to kill Hamas terrorist Ahmed Hassan Salame Alsauarka in northern Gaza's Beit Hanoun.The IDF claimed that Alsauarka was a squad commander in the Nukhba Forces who infiltrated into and carried out attacks on communities in southern Israel on October 7. Alsauarka led and directed sniper activity in the area of Beit Hanoun and took part in Hamas' attacks on IDF troops. Prior to the strike, a number of steps were taken in order to mitigate harm to civilians during the operation. As a result, no civilians were injured during the ...
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Video | Canada Iran Relations: IRGC को Terrorist Organization ठहराने से क्या Iran रोक देगा Hamas की मदद?

Israel Hamas War: कनाडा ने ईरान के IRGC को आतंकी संगठन घोषित कर दिया है, साथ ही कनाडा ने अपने नागरिकों को ईरान न जाने की सलाह दी है, ईरान में रह रहे कनाडाई नागरिकों को ईरान छोड़न को कहा गया है और साथ ही टेरर फंडिंग पर रोक के मक़सद से आतंकी संघठन घोषित कर दिया गया है, 2020 से ही कनाडा-ईरान संबंधों में और अधिक तनाव बढ़ गया था क्योंकि 2020 में कथित तौर पर ईरान ने यूक्रेन का एक विमान मार गिराया था Source link ...
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Macron demands schools address antisemitism after Jewish girl raped – Times of India

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday asked schools to hold a "discussion hour" on racism and antisemitism this week, after the rape of a Jewish girl in a Paris suburb added to France's charged social climate ahead of elections. Three teenagers were arrested this week following a complaint from a 12-year-old girl from Courbevoie, west of Paris, who told police she had been gang-raped while being insulted with antisemitic slurs, the Nanterre public prosecution office said. The investigation centres on charges of rape, death threats and assault among other crimes, with an alleged religious motivation cited as aggravating factors. Incidents of antisemitism have surged in France since the attack by Hamas gunmen on southern Israel on Oct. 7 and the subsequent war on the Islamist group launc...
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Video footage shows moments four hostages were rescued from Hamas captivity in daring operation – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Israeli Foreign Ministry reported the successful rescue of four hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza during an operation in Nuseirat on Saturday. The hostages, identified as Noa Argam (25), Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40), were abducted by Hamas at the 'Nova' music festival on October 7.In a post on X, the Israel Defence Forces posted a video footage capturing the rescue operation that secured the freedom of three out of four hostages."One of the first moments when Shlomi, Andrey and Almog board the “Yasur” helicopter after being rescued from Hamas after 245 days as hostages," the IDF wrote on X.Another post on X said, "EXCLUSIVE FOOTAGE from the helicopter that brought Noa back home from Hamas captivity."In a separate video posted on X, the ...
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UN Security Council Backs US-Proposed Israel-Gaza Ceasefire Plan, Hamas Welcomes Move

The United Nations Security Council has backed a US-proposed Israel Gaza ceasefire plan which sets out conditions for a "full and complete ceasefire". The proposal also calls for the release of hostages held by Hamas and the return of dead hostages' remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners.  The US-drafted resolution was backed by 14 of the 15 Security Council members with Russia abstaining, reported BBC.  As per the resolution, Israel has accepted the ceasefire proposal and has urged Hamas to agree to it too. With voting in favour of the resolution, the Security Council has joined a number of governments, as well as the G7 group of the world's richest nations in backing the three-phase resoution which was unveiled by US President Joe Biden on M...
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UN security council approves US proposal for Gaza ceasefire, Hamas and Palestinian authority welcome – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The UN Security Council on Monday approved the US-backed drafted resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas. US President Joe Biden urged Hamas to accept the ceasefire proposal which was announced on May 31 that has already been accepted by Israel.The resolution was notably adopted with 14 votes in favor- calls on Israel and Hamas “to fully implement its terms without delay and without condition.”Whether Israel and Hamas agree to go forward with the plan remains in question, but the resolution’s strong support in the UN’s most powerful body puts added pressure on both parties to approve the proposal.President Biden described the deal as “not just a ceasefire that would inevitably be fragile and temporary" but one that would provide a "durable end to the wa...
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Hamas armed wing says 3 hostages were killed in Israeli operation in Gaza – Times of India

CAIRO: Hamas' armed al-Qassam Brigades said in a video posted on its Telegram channel on Sunday that three hostages were killed, including a U.S. citizen, in an Israeli military operation on Saturday in which some hostages were freed.The group did not release the names of those said to be killed, but the video showed what appeared to be three unidentifiable corpses using censor bars over their faces."Your captives will not be released unless our prisoners are freed," the video added.Israel rescued four hostages held by Hamas in a hostage-freeing operation in central Gaza's al-Nuseirat on Saturday which killed 274 Palestinians.A Hamas assertion on Saturday that some hostages were killed in the operation was dismissed shortly afterwards as a "blatant lie" by an Israeli military spokesma...
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Gaza War: 210 Killed In Strikes On Refugee Camp As Israel Rescues 4 Hostages Alive

At least 210 people lost their lives on Saturday in Israeli attacks on a central Gaza refugee camp from which four hostages were rescued, Hamas's government media office said. "The number of victims from the Israeli occupation's massacre in the Nuseirat camp has risen to 210 martyrs and more than 400 wounded," according to a report from the press office, news agency AFP reported. It followed the announcement earlier on Saturday that four Israeli hostages had been freed from Nuseirat, following an operation that was said to have occurred "under fire". As per a report by news agency AFP, the Israeli government also announced that its forces rescued four hostages alive from a Gaza refugee camp on Saturday as it invoked an assault despite surveillance over a...
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Israeli forces target ‘Hamas compound’ in Gaza UN school, 39 killed – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Israeli armed forces on Thursday targeted a school in Gaza resulting in the death of at least more that 30 people. Israeli armed forces said that it housed a Hamas compound and killed fighters involved in the October 7 attack that ignited the eight-month war.However, Gaza media reported that at least 39 people seeking shelter at the school were killed in the strike.Ismail Al-Thawabta, director of the Hamas-run government media office, denied Israel's allegations that the UN school in Nuseirat, central Gaza, concealed a Hamas command post."Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists who belonged to the Nukhba Forces and took part in the murderous attack on communities in southern Israel on October 7 were operating in the compound," it said."The terrorists directed terror from the area ...
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Biden takes a big swing at hostage-for-truce deal, puts onus on Israeli, Hamas officials to step up – Times of India

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden is looking past resistance from key Israeli officials as he presses Israel and Hamas to agree to a three-phase agreement that could immediately bring home dozens of Israeli hostages, free Palestinian prisoners and perhaps even lead to an endgame in the nearly eight-month-old Gaza war. Biden's big swing - during a tough reelection battle - could also demonstrate to a significant slice of his political base demoralized by his handling of the conflict that he's doing his part to end the war that has killed more than 36,000 Palestinians and left hundreds of thousands struggling to meet basic needs. White House officials on Monday said Biden's decision to make public what it describes as an Israeli proposal - just one day after it was delivered to Hamas - was...
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Gaza truce plan in doubt as ‘Bibi calls Biden’s proposal partial’ – Times of India

US Prez Joe Biden’s proposal for a ceasefire and hostage-release deal to end the war in Gaza was only part of the full package, Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said.Israel is willing to pause hostilities for the purpose of returning hostages but what happens next will be subject to further talks, Netanyahu said in a meeting with parliament’s foreign affairs and defence committee on Monday, according to a spokesman for his office.There are other details that the US prez did not present to the public, he said, without being more specific. “The outline that Prez Biden presented is partial,” spokesman David Mencer quoted the PM as saying. Netanyahu, in a separate statement issued by his office, said “claims that we have agreed to a ceasefire without our conditions being met are incorrect”.H...
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Four more Israeli hostages died in Gaza captivity, Israel’s military says – Times of India

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said another four Israeli hostages abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7 had died in captivity and that their bodies are being held by the Palestinian Islamist group. The four men were identified as Chaim Peri, 80, Yoram Metzger, 80, Amiram Cooper, 84, and Nadav Popplewell, 51. All four were filmed alive in hostage videos posted by Hamas.Hamas said that Popplewell had died of wounds sustained during an Israeli air strike when posting his video last month. Military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said that new intelligence led to confirmation of their deaths. The military believes the four were killed together in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis a "number of months" ago when Israeli forces were operating in the city, Hagari said in remarks that were bro...
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