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Palestinians cling to life in Rafah, a town likely to be Israel's next focus in the war on Hamas
24 Feb 2024 7:00 PM IST In the narrow crevices between the tents that crowd nearly every inch of the southern Gaza town of Rafah, Palestinians cling to life amid the...
Relatives of hostages in Gaza endure a nightmare, but dream their loved ones will be freed
23 Feb 2024 6:00 PM ISTGillian and Pete Brisley are picking up the pieces of their shattered lives. They are cleaning up the house where their daughter and granddaughters...
US sees signs of progress on deal to release hostages, bring temporary pause to Israel-Hamas war
28 Jan 2024 1:26 PM ISTWashington: US negotiators are making progress on a potential agreement under which Israel would pause military operations against Hamas in Gaza for...
Video appears to show the Israeli army shot 3 Palestinians, killing 1, without provocation
10 Jan 2024 2:00 PM ISTSecurity camera video from a West Bank village shows a young man standing in a central square when he is suddenly shot and drops to the ground. Two...
In Israel's killing of 3 hostages, some see the same excessive force directed at Palestinians
18 Dec 2023 12:40 PM IST Israelis were left stunned and speechless when three hostages held by Hamas were killed by Israeli forces in the middle of an active war zone...
Israel approves appointment of Reuvan Azar as new Ambassador to India
18 Dec 2023 11:29 AM ISTThe Israeli government on Sunday approved the appointment of Reuven Azar as the new Ambassador to India.Azar, who is in his late 50s, will also serve...
Communications blackout and spiralling hunger compound misery in Gaza Strip as war enters 11th week
16 Dec 2023 6:00 PM ISTA prolonged communications blackout that severed telephone and internet connections compounded the misery Saturday in the besieged Gaza Strip, where a...
Bloodshed, fear, hunger, desperation: Palestinians try to survive war's new chapter in southern Gaza
8 Dec 2023 6:00 PM ISTThe roads are so ravaged that the dead and wounded arrive by donkey cart. Desperate relatives rush bloodied and dust-covered people, many of them...
Generation after generation, Israeli prison marks a rite of passage for Palestinian boys
6 Dec 2023 2:00 PM ISTFor all Palestinian parents, Marwan Tamimi said, there comes a moment they realise they're powerless to protect their children. For the 48-year-old...
Israel intensifies its assault on southern Gaza, causing renewed concern about civilian deaths
2 Dec 2023 6:00 PM IST Israel pounded targets in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, intensifying a renewed offensive that followed a weeklong truce with Hamas and...
Palestinians say Israel is warning them to leave areas in southern Gaza
1 Dec 2023 6:00 PM IST Residents say Israel has dropped leaflets over parts of southern Gaza, urging people to leave homes east of the town of Khan Younis. The...
Gaza truce expires without word of extension, raising possibility of return to fighting
1 Dec 2023 10:58 AM ISTA temporary truce in the Israel-Hamas war expired Friday morning, without immediate word from mediator Qatar on an extension, raising the possibility...