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International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant against Israeli PM Netanyahu over war crimes

Nov 22, 2024, at 01:34 am

The Hague: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity.

Hezbollah's new leader ready to accept truce with Israel under 'appropriate' conditions: Report

Oct 31, 2024, at 11:10 pm

Beirut: Hezbollah's new leader said Wednesday that the group may agree to a ceasefire if specific conditions are met, as Israeli forces intensified their assault on Hezbollah strongholds, reported news agency AFP.

Israel releases footage of Yahya Sinwar's movement inside Gaza tunnel hours before Oct 7 attack last year

Oct 20, 2024, at 05:23 pm

Israel has released declassified footage that shows assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar moving his belongings to a tunnel in Gaza hours before the October 7 attack in 2023 that triggered the ongoing war.

Israel hits Hezbollah's arms facility in Beirut, Gaza after drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's house

Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.

Hamas confirms its leader Yahya Sinwar's death, says it won't free hostages until Israel stops war on Gaza

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:24 am

Hamas Friday confirmed that its leader Yahya Sinwar, who was the architect of the group's cross-border raids on October 7, 2023, which became the deadliest day in Israel's history, was killed in combat action, media reports said.

'Hamas chief and mass murderer Yahya Sinwar eliminated': Israel

Oct 18, 2024, at 04:38 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Thursday confirmed that its military executed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar during an operation in Gaza, whom the country accuses of being the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack, media reports said.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation? Israel Army 'checking' to verify

Oct 18, 2024, at 02:11 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: The Israeli military Thursday said that it was trying to confirm whether its troops have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an operation in the Gaza Strip that it said had targeted three militants, media reports said.

Hamas scrapped 9/11-style bombing on Israel before launching Oct 7 attack, say reports

Oct 14, 2024, at 01:50 am

According to international media reports, including sources like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, the October 7, 2023, assault by Hamas was not sudden and it had initially planned to attack Israel a year earlier, according to an NDTV report.

Israeli military confirms killing of three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza strike

Oct 03, 2024, at 10:51 pm

Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmmed on Thursday that a strike carried out three months ago resulted in the deaths of three high-ranking Hamas officials in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been engaged in confrontations with Palestinian operatives for nearly a year, media reports said.

Iran’s Khamenei urges Muslims to confront Israel after Hezbollah leader Nasrallah’s death in strikes

Sep 29, 2024, at 02:51 am

Dubai: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday called on Muslims to "stand by the people of Lebanon and the proud Hezbollah with whatever means they have and assist them in confronting the... wicked regime (of Israel)," Reuters reported.

Netanyahu rejects US-French call for 21-day ceasefire in conflict with Hezbollah

Sep 26, 2024, at 11:26 pm

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Thursday that his government had not responded to a proposal by the United States and its allies for a 21-day ceasefire in the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, news agency AFP reported.

Israel raids Al Jazeera's West Bank bureau, hands out 45-day closure order

Sep 22, 2024, at 10:59 pm

Israeli military raided the offices of news organisation Al Jazeera in Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, on early Sunday morning during a live broadcast and ordered it to shut down for 45 days, media reports said.

22 killed as Israel hits Gaza school sheltering displaced people: Report

Sep 22, 2024, at 04:00 am

Gaza: At least 22 people were killed in a strike on a school sheltering displaced people in southern Gaza City on Saturday, Reuters reported.

Israeli warplanes bomb southern Lebanon amid calls for restraint

Sep 20, 2024, at 07:30 pm

Beirut/Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel launched its most aggressive strikes on south Lebanon as warplanes carried out bombings late on Thursday escalating the ongoing conflict between the Jewish nation and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint by the United States and the UK.

14 killed, 300 injured in Beirut walkie-talkie blasts targetting Hezbollah units a day after pager explosions

Sep 19, 2024, at 05:27 am

Beirut/IBNS: At least 14 people have died and more than 300 others wounded as walkie-talkies blew up in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said Tuesday.

Day after pager explosion, walkie-talkies blow up in Hezbollah strongholds of Beirut; several casualties feared

Sep 19, 2024, at 03:25 am

Beirut/IBNS: A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, walkie-talkie blasts were reported across Beirut in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said.

'Hamas will pay': Joe Biden after Israel troops recover bodies of 6 Gaza hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin

Sep 01, 2024, at 09:14 pm

Washington: US President Joe Biden Sunday said Hamas will have to pay for its crimes after Israel’s military recovered the bodies of six hostages, including Israeli American Goldberg-Polin, from a Gaza strip tunnel, shortly after they were brutally killed, media reports said.

Israel military recovers bodies of 6 hostages from Gaza Strip tunnel

Sep 01, 2024, at 07:27 pm

Jerusalem: Israel military Saturday recovered the bodies of six hostages, held by Hamas, from a tunnel in the Gaza Strip, where they were killed not long before the troops reached.

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as its new chief after Ismail Haniyeh's assassination

Aug 07, 2024, at 06:19 am

Gaza/IBNS: Hamas Tuesday named Gaza Strip chief Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran last week, media reports said.

Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, triggers fear of all-out war in Middle East

Aug 04, 2024, at 02:40 pm

Tensions in the Middle East have heightened with Iran and Hamas, along with Hezbollah, vowing strong retaliation to the assassination of their group leaders, blamed on Israel, triggering fears of a regional war.

Hamas Military chief, who masterminded October 7th attack on Israel, killed in airstrike: Israeli army

Aug 02, 2024, at 12:07 am

Jerusalem: Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an airstrike last month in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported.

Israel offers new proposal for Gaza peace with full ceasefire, says Joe Biden

Jun 01, 2024, at 06:12 am

Washington: US President Joe Biden said Friday that Israel had offered a new proposal for permanent peace in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept the surprise deal as it was "time for this war to end."

Hezbollah warns Israel of surprise attack

May 26, 2024, at 11:28 pm

As the Gaza conflict continues into its eighth month, Lebanese group Hezbollah, supported by Iran, is reportedly gearing up for a surprise assault on Israel, the media reported.

US Police arrest dozens to clear off pro-Palestinian encampment at George Washington University

May 09, 2024, at 06:23 am

Washington DC/IBNS: Washington Police Wednesday cleared an encampment of pro-Palestinian protesters at US's George Washington University after making several pre-dawn arrests, media reports said.

Anti-Israeli protesters in NYC stopped from marching to Met Gala; vandalise WWI memorial, burn US flags

May 08, 2024, at 06:42 am

New York/IBNS: Anti-Israel protesters Monday vandalized a World War I memorial in New York's Central Park and burned an American flag after a mob of more than 1,000 marchers was stopped by cops from reaching the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is hosting the star-studded Met Gala event.

Lavender and Gospel: Israeli armed forces opened AI arsenal to destroy thousands of Hamas operatives

Apr 28, 2024, at 08:59 pm

The Israeli military used advanced artificial intelligence (AI) systems, named Lavender and Gospel, in its bombing operations in Gaza, reports suggest.

US universities witness anti-Israel protests, police deploy tear gas against activist students

Apr 28, 2024, at 06:54 pm

Campuses of several universities in the United States have been witnessing massive protests with the students seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas. 

How a single Israeli strike on a Gaza IVF centre took away 5,000 lives: Report

Apr 18, 2024, at 06:10 am

Gaza: An Israeli air strike on Gaza's largest fertility clinic last December dealt a massive blow to the hopes of infertile couples as the explosion resulted in the destruction of over 4,000 embryos along with 1,000 specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs, reported Reuters.

Israeli army warns of 'consequences' of escalating tensions after Iran captures ship off UAE coast

Apr 14, 2024, at 03:01 am

Tel Aviv: Israel's army has warned Iran of “consequences” of escalating the conflict in the region after Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Saturday held a container ship "related to the Zionist regime (Israel) in the Gulf," media reports said.

17 Indians among crew on ship captured by Iran off UAE cost amid escalating tensions

Apr 14, 2024, at 02:05 am

Among the 25 crew members on the container ship captured by Iran's Revolutionary Guards off the coast of the UAE on Saturday, 17 are Indian nationals, media reports said.