Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared a ‘historic victory’ after a 12-day war with Iran. Addressing to the nation in a video statement on Tuesday, Netanyahu said the conflict had successfully eliminated two major threats to Israel: a possible nuclear attack and threat of 20,000 ballistic missiles. “We have removed two immediate existential threats…
The Israeli army said on Sunday it had retrieved the body of Hamas’ military chief Mohammed Sinwar in an underground tunnel beneath a hospital in southern Gaza, following a targeted operation last month. Another senior Hamas leader, Mohammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade, was also found dead at the scene along with a number…
The Israeli military has claimed it has found a Hamas tunnel under a key hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. The tunnel located beneath the European Hospital served as a command and control centre for senior Hamas leaders and to launch attacks on Israeli forces, according to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). Sharing a video…
In a heartwarming moment amid the grim backdrop of war, a Palestinian father in Gaza went to extraordinary lengths to make his daughter smile, by buying her a packet of Parle-G biscuits. The brand, a staple snack in India which costs just Rs 5, was bought by the man for Rs 2,300 in war-torn Gaza,…
A day after US envoy Steve Witkoff rejected Hamas’s latest proposal, it is now ready to start a new round of indirect negotiations, aiming to reach an agreement on a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Israel. In a statement on Sunday, the group said it wants the talks to settle “points of contention” and…
A US federal court has ruled that President Trump does not have the power to impose reciprocal tariffs, giving the administration 10 days to scrap them. Billionaire Elon Musk has quit his position in the Trump administration, criticising the ‘big beautiful bill’ on tax cuts. The court ruling and Musk’s departure represent significant setbacks for…
Israel has rejected claims that Hamas agreed to a new Gaza ceasefire deal proposed by US envoy Steve Witkoff. An Israeli official said the proposal wasn’t put forward by Washington and said that no Israeli government could accept it. Witkoff also denied that Hamas had accepted any offer from him. Speaking to Reuters, he said,…
Palestinian terror group Hamas said it fired a barrage of rockets at cities in Israel’s south on Sunday in response to Israeli “massacres” of civilians in Gaza. Israel’s military said about 10 projectiles were fired, but most were successfully intercepted. Israel’s Channel 12 reported a direct hit in the southern city of Ashkelon. Israeli emergency…
The three Israeli hostages, who were released by Hamas on Sunday and handed over to Israel, reunited with their families, while jubilant Palestinians returned to their bombed-out homes after a ceasefire deal halted the 15-month-old war in Gaza. The Israeli military said Romi Gonen, Doron Steinbrecher and Emily Damari reunited with their mothers inside Israel…
Hamas has released a video of a 19-year-old Israeli soldier held captive by the Palestinian group for more than a year following their attacks on the Jewish nation on October 7, 2023. Liri Albag, a surveillance soldier with the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), was stationed at the Nahal Oz military base near the Gaza border…