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How Hamas outwitted Israel's near-perfect Iron Dome air defence system

Oct 08, 2023, at 09:22 pm

Tel Aviv: The Iron Dome—Israel’s air defence system—which was thought to be largely impenetrable came undone on Saturday as Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a massive barrage of rockets in a surprise attack, its biggest-ever assault on Israel in years.

Over 300 killed as Israel-Palestine war escalates

Oct 08, 2023, at 02:50 pm

Tel Aviv/IBNS: The number of people killed in Israel amid the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has exceeded 300, and over 1,500 people have been injured, media reports said.

World leaders condemn Hamas's attack on Israel

Oct 08, 2023, at 07:39 am

Tel Aviv: The Israeli armed forces have stated that numerous fighter jets are conducting airstrikes on Hamas facilities in Gaza, targeting 17 Hamas military installations.

Israel-Palestine War: 150 dead, over 1,000 injured in Hamas attack

Oct 08, 2023, at 06:40 am

Tel Aviv: At least 150 people are reported killed and 1,100 wounded in Israel after the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched its biggest attack in years, according to BBC.

Israel-Palestine War: Hamas militants take 17 Nepali nationals hostage

Oct 08, 2023, at 04:57 am

Gaza: Hamas militants, who infiltrated the southern towns of Israel from the Gaza Strip after launching a massive rocket attack on the country, have taken 17 Nepali nationals as hostage, according to Nepal’s Ambassador to Israel, news agency ANI reported.

'Hamas made a grave mistake, we will win the war': Israel

Oct 08, 2023, at 03:59 am

Tel Aviv: Israel has said it will win the war started by the Palestinian militant group Hamas against the country, following a series of rocket barrages launched from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory on Saturday.

Israel-Palestine War: After surprise rocket attack, Hamas militants enter Israel's cities, kidnap, shoot people

Oct 08, 2023, at 02:59 am

Gaza City: Disturbing videos circulating on social media on Saturday showed civilians being targeted by Hamas militants in Israel's southern cities near Gaza, using motorcycles, SUVs, and even paragliders to infiltrate the towns.

Israel-Palestine War: Over 200 killed as Hamas launches surprise attack; Netanyahu declares war

Oct 08, 2023, at 01:38 am

Tel Aviv: At least 198 people have been killed in Palestine’s Gaza, while 40 lost their lives in Israel after more than 5,000 rockets were launched by the militant group Hamas in a surprise attack, media reports said.

Hamas attacks: Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel is 'at war'

Oct 07, 2023, at 09:21 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said his country is 'at war' after Hamas group attacked the nation, leaving at least 22 Israeli people dead.

Five killed in shooting in Arab town in northern Israel

Sep 28, 2023, at 05:39 pm

Jerusalem/UNI: Five people, all in a family, were killed Wednesday in a shooting in an Arab town in northern Israel, the latest in a wave of violence sweeping through Arab communities across the country.

Israeli-Palestinian death toll highest since 2005: UN envoy

Aug 22, 2023, at 06:38 pm

More than 200 Palestinians and nearly 30 Israelis have been killed so far this year in demonstrations, clashes, military operations, attacks and other incidents, which already surpasses last year’s death toll, UN Middle East envoy Tor Wennesland said in a briefing to the Security Council on Monday.

Israel to provide Germany with Arrow 3 missile defence systems for $3.5 billion

Aug 18, 2023, at 05:43 am

Jerusalem/UNI: The Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Thursday that the United States has granted approval for the deal, which is valued at a record $3.5 billion, of Israel's Arrow 3 missile defense system to Germany.

Israeli missile attack: Four Syrian soldiers die

Aug 07, 2023, at 03:20 pm

Damascus: Four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four injured in an Israeli missile attack over Syria's capital Damascus, the state broadcaster Alikhbaria reported early Monday.

Israel: 18 people detained, 10 policemen injured during Tel Aviv protests

Jul 25, 2023, at 03:25 pm

Jerusalem: The protests in Tel Aviv have ended and police detained 18 people for attacking law enforcement officers or disturbing the peace, while 10 policemen received injuries, The Times of Israel newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing the police.

Thousands of protesters marching towards parliament building in Israel against govt bill limiting judiciary's power

Jul 23, 2023, at 05:47 pm

Jerusalem: Tens of thousands of protesters against the Israeli government's judicial reform are heading towards the parliament building in Jerusalem as part of the "march of democracy."

Israeli FM condemns Swedish activists' plans to burn copy of Torah

Jul 15, 2023, at 11:35 pm

Tel Aviv: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen strongly condemned on Friday Swedish activists' plans to burn a copy of the Torah in front of the Israel's embassy in Stockholm and called on the Swedish authorities to thwart the action.

Israel-Palestine: UN chief strongly condemns mounting violence, acts of terror

Jul 08, 2023, at 12:17 am

New York: The UN chief addressed the escalating loss of life in Israel and Palestine on Thursday, voicing strong condemnation for all acts of violence against civilians, including acts of terror.

Israeli soldiers withdraw from Jenin

Jul 05, 2023, at 09:09 pm

Tel Aviv: Israel’s large-scale military operation in Jenin has been declared officially over with soldiers already withdrawn from the town in the West Bank, media reported on Wednesday, citing the spokesman of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Guterres condemns Israel’s recent advancement of plans to build in occupied West Bank

Jun 30, 2023, at 10:26 pm

New York: The Secretary-General condemned on Wednesday Israel’s recent advancement of plans for over 5,500 housing units in settlements in the occupied West Bank. He also denounced the retroactive regularization of three outposts adjacent to the settlement of Eli.

Top UN official urges Israeli, Palestinian leaders to ‘put on the brakes’

Jun 28, 2023, at 10:40 pm

New York: Unless decisive steps are swiftly taken to rein in Israeli-Palestinian violence, there is a “significant risk” that the situation could deteriorate, the top UN Middle East official told the Security Council on Tuesday.

Israel-Palestine: UN envoy ‘deeply alarmed by continuing cycle of violence’

Jun 21, 2023, at 10:17 pm

The UN’s Middle East envoy said on Tuesday he was “deeply alarmed” at the continuing cycle of violence in Israel and Palestine, and “appalled by the continued loss of civilian lives.”

Egypt condemns deadly Israeli raid in West Bank

Jun 19, 2023, at 11:37 pm

Cairo: Egypt condemned on Monday the Israeli raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin under air support that left four Palestinians killed and wounded at least 62.

Three Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers

Jun 19, 2023, at 10:42 pm

Ramallah: At least three Palestinians were killed and dozens injured on Monday by Israeli soldiers in the northern West Bank city of Jenin, the Palestinian Health Ministry and Israeli media reported.

Egyptian policeman, 3 Israeli soldiers killed during gunfire exchange on Israel-Egypt border

Jun 04, 2023, at 11:08 pm

Cairo: Three Israeli soldiers and a member of Egyptian security forces were killed early on Saturday in a shootout along the border between Israel and Egypt, according to the two countries' military statements.

‘No time to spare’: Israel-Palestine ceasefire holds, but hunger, tensions mount

May 26, 2023, at 10:09 pm

Swift action is needed to prevent flare ups of Israeli-Palestinian violence and avert a looming food crisis, the top UN official in the Middle East told the Security Council on Wednesday.

Guterres welcomes ceasefire in Israel and Gaza

May 16, 2023, at 09:47 pm

New York: UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed last night’s ceasefire agreement in Israel and Gaza and reiterated that only a negotiated political solution will lead to lasting peace and end the devastating cycles of violence “once and for all.”

Israel: Missile hits residential building

May 12, 2023, at 07:35 pm

Tel Aviv: One person has died and seven more have been injured as a result of a direct missile hit to a building in the Israeli city of Rehovot, 17 miles south of Tel Aviv, Israel’s national emergency medical service (Magen David Adom, MDA) said on Thursday.

Israel-Palestine: UN chief condemns killing of civilians as deadly Gaza violence escalates

May 11, 2023, at 09:47 pm

New York: The UN Secretary-General said on Wednesday he was following the latest exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and militants in the Gaza Strip with “deep concern” over the escalating conflict, and “risk of further loss of life.”

Beijing reiterates demand for probe into Al Jazeera reporter's murder in West Bank

May 11, 2023, at 08:06 am

Beijing: China supports a thorough, fair and unbiased investigation into the murder of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Wednesday, a year after the reporter was killed.

UN Middle East envoy condemns deadly Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

May 10, 2023, at 06:21 pm

New York: The top UN official involved in the Middle East peace process raised the alarm on Tuesday following an Israeli military operation which reportedly killed more than a dozen Palestinians, including three commanders from the militant group, Islamic Jihad.