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Watch: Gazans haul net of fish as Israeli navy blocks flotilla

Gaza City: A video widely shared on social media has captured fishermen in Gaza casting their nets and pulling in a rare haul of fish, after Israel’s navy became preoccupied intercepting the…
Israel forces Gaza aid Flotilla activists to kneel, zip-tied for hours after attack: Legal center

Tel Aviv: The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, Adalah, has accused Israeli authorities of unlawfully detaining participants of the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), who were intercepted in international waters…

Trump tells Israel to halt Gaza strikes as Hamas backs peace plan

Gaza Strip: US President Donald Trump on Friday, October 3, ordered Israel to stop bombing the Gaza Strip after Hamas said it had accepted some elements of his plan to end the…
Over 2 million rally across Italy in strike backing Gaza aid mission

Rome: More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest…
Hamas agrees to parts of Trump’s Gaza peace plan

Gaza Strip: Hamas said Friday that it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s peace plan, including the release of all remaining hostages, but that others require further negotiations. US…
Gaza peace plan released by Trump was ‘not ours’, says Pakistan’s minister

Islamabad: Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Friday tried to evade responsibility for the Gaza peace plan, saying the draft released by President Donald Trump was different from the one proposed by…
At least 11 more flotilla ships sailing for Gaza to break Israeli blockade

Eleven more flotilla vessels carrying humanitarian aid are currently sailing off the coast of the Greek island of Crete towards the Gaza Strip in an attempt to break Israel’s “illegal blockade.” The…

Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza

Washington: President Donald Trump said on Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal for Gaza by 6 pm ET on Sunday and threatened that the group will suffer more…
Average Umrah duration during Rabi Ul Awwal recorded at 115 minutes

Makkah: The General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has reported that the average Umrah pilgrimage during Rabi Ul Awwal lasted 115 minutes. Field research showed that pilgrims spent…
Israel’s latest strike kills 41 Palestinians as Hamas considers Trump’s peace proposal

Gaza Strip: Israeli strikes and gunfire overnight and into Thursday killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to hospitals, as Hamas was still considering its response to US President…
White House highlights Modi’s support for Trump’s ‘game-changing’ Gaza plan

New York: The White House has highlighted the “global support”, including from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for President Donald Trump’s “visionary” plan for peace in war-battered Gaza. President Trump’s “groundbreaking plan for…
Magnitude 5 quake shakes Istanbul, triggers school evacuations

Istanbul: A moderately strong earthquake shook Istanbul and other parts of northwestern Turkiye on Thursday, Turkiye’s emergency services said. The quake sent people running from buildings and forced evacuations from schools, but…
Palestinian photojournalist known for newborn portraits, killed

Well-known Palestinian freelance photojournalist, Yahia Barzak, famous for his striking newborn portraits before October 7, 2023, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 30, in Deir al-Balah, Central Gaza. Before Israel’s…
Two arrested for possessing MDMA worth Rs 5.5L in Hyderabad

Hyderabad: Two people were arrested for possessing 50 grams of MDMA worth Rs 5,50,000 in Hyderabad on Tuesday, October 1. Police said the orders were made through social media platforms. The accused…
Ravichandran Ashwin goes unsold in ILT20 auction

Dubai: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went unsold at the ILT20 auction. Ashwin, the only player with a six-figure base price of USD 120,000, did not feature in the accelerated auction either…