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Airstrikes target Hamas tunnel network in Gaza: Israel Defense Forces
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday said the latest airstrikes were aimed at destroying a network of tunnels in the Gaza Strip that the Hamas has used as an operations…
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Saudi’s MBS, Iran’s Raisi discuss Palestine over phone, a first since March
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Wednesday, October 11, discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas on a phone call. This is the first…
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CEOs want Harvard student groups’ blacklisted for pro-Palestine statement
A group of 34 Harvard University student groups recently issued a statement in solidarity with Palestine amid the continuing airstrikes by Israel on the Gaza Strip. They called Israel an ‘apartheid regime’…
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Gaza death toll nears 1200, number of displaced soars to 338934
Gaza: As Israel continued heavy bombardments from the air, sea, and land across the Gaza Strip in retaliation against the October 7 Hamas attack, the death toll in the coastal enclave is…
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22 Americans killed, 17 missing after Hamas attack in Israel: White House
Washington: As many as 22 Americans have lost their lives in Hamas’ attack on Israel and 17 remain unaccounted for, the White House said Wednesday, and added that the figure is likely…
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Hamas attack on Israel ‘deadliest day’ for Jews since holocaust: Biden
Washington: The United States continues to monitor the situation in Israel very closely, President Joe Biden said Wednesday observing that the terrorist attack by Hamas has brought back painful memories of a…
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Indian diaspora in US extends solidarity to Israel, terms Hamas’ attack ‘crime against humanity’
Washington: A prominent Indian diaspora group has extended solidarity to the people of Israel, and said that the attack by Hamas militants against innocent civilians in the country is a crime against…
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Israel’s war-time cabinet vows to ‘smash’ Hamas
Jerusalem: Israel’s new wartime cabinet has vowed to continue the military operation in the Gaza Strip until “Hamas is toppled and destroyed”. It was the first statement by the new emergency unity…
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UN chief warns against spillover of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned against the spillover of the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “We must avoid spillover of the conflict. I am concerned about the recent exchange of fire…
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2 held in Port Blair for leaking sensitive defence info to Dubai woman
Port Blair: Two contractual employees of the highly protected Naval Ship Repair Yard (NSRY) here were arrested for allegedly passing sensitive information about the Andaman and Nicobar Command to a Dubai-based woman,…
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Israel forms unity government as war intensifies
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a top opposition leader on Wednesday reached a deal to form a war-time unity government to oversee the operations against Palestinian militant group Hamas amid…
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India launches Operation Ajay to evacuate nationals from Israel
New Delhi: India is launching ‘Operation Ajay’ to facilitate the return from Israel of those Indians who wish to come back home, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar announced on Wednesday. The announcement…
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Dubai: Andhra IT engineer takes over Rs 8 cr home in DDF draw
A 45-year-old Sharjah-based Andhra Pradesh man won the grand prize of one million dollars (Rs 8,31,43,550) on Wednesday, October 11, in the Dubai Duty-Free (DDF) Millennium Millionaire promotion held at Dubai International…
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UAE: Chef, govt employee, IT professional win Rs 22L each in Mahzooz draw
A United Arab Emirates (UAE) national, an Egyptian, and a Filipino expat won a guaranteed raffle prize of 100,000 dirham (Rs 22,63,086) each in the recent Mahzooz prize restructure. The winners —…
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Gold prices in Dubai jump amid Israel-Palestine war
Gold prices in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Wednesday afternoon, October 11, jumped by nearly 1.25 dirham per gram amid escalating military conflict between Israeli forces and the Palestinian militant group…
