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The Gaza Strip and the West Bank: physically situating the Israel-Palestine conflict

October 28, 2023 admin

On October 7, 2023, Hamas militants entered Israel in a surprise offensive, killing around 1400 people. Israel has retaliated in a continuing series of ferocious air strikes targeting the Gaza Strip, including areas it earlier designated as safe zones for Palestinians. It is also reportedly amassing troops and tanks for a ground invasion; residents of…

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Iran’s Warning Over Gaza War

October 28, 2023 admin

Iran warned that a ground invasion would have dire consequences for Israel (File). Iran’s foreign minister warned that new fronts would open against the US if it keeps up unequivocal support for Israel, escalating a rhetorical back-and-forth that has stoked fears the Israeli conflict with Hamas will spread into a wider regional war. Foreign Minister…

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Israel Extends Ground Operations In Gaza, Cuts Off Phone, Internet Links

October 28, 2023 admin

Gaza is bracing for a deadlier wave of destruction with the Israeli forces expanding their ground operations in the blockaded strip ruled by Hamas, a Palestinian group that carried out the October 7 terror attacks in Israel. “Following the series of strikes of the last days, the ground forces are extending the ground operation tonight,”…

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Joe Biden Says “Hamas Hiding Behind Palestinian Civilians”

October 25, 2023 admin

Biden also said that the attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank are adding fuel to the fire. Washington: Amid Israel’s military response to the October 7 terror attacks, US President Joe Biden on Thursday said the terrorist group Hamas was hiding behind Palestinian civilians, stressing that they are despicable and cowardly. Addressing a joint…

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Macron says France stands ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with Israel

October 24, 2023 admin

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, right, welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron before their talks in Jerusalem, on October 24, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP French President Emmanuel Macron vowed on October 24 not to leave Israel isolated in its fight against Islamist militants, but warned against the risks of a regional conflict as he arrived…

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French President Emmanuel Macron Arrives In Israel On Solidarity Visit

October 24, 2023 admin

Emmanuel Macron visit comes more than two weeks after Hamas stormed into Israel from Gaza strip. Tel Aviv, Israel: French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to an AFP journalist. His visit…

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Hamas Frees Two Israeli Women, US Cautions On Gaza Invasion

October 24, 2023 admin

Israel-Hamas War Live Updates: Hamas freed two more women hostages abducted to the Gaza Strip New Delhi: Hamas freed two Israeli women who were among the more than 200 hostages taken during its October 7 rampage in southern Israel while according to some reports the US had advised Israel to hold off on a ground…

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“Gift From People Of India” To Gaza

October 22, 2023 admin

Israel has pounded Gaza with relentless strikes in response to Hamas attack New Delhi: India today sent medical aid and disaster relief material to Palestinians in Gaza amid a war with Israel that has claimed thousands of lives on both sides. “The material includes essential life-saving medicines, surgical items, tents, sleeping bags, tarpaulins, sanitary utilities,…

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Israeli Hostage’s Boyfriend Pleads For Her Release

October 22, 2023 admin

Israel-Gaza War: The 27-year-old woman also ran for her life, but was caught by Hamas New Delhi: Inbar Haiman was kidnapped earlier this month when the Hamas group launched a three-pronged attack on Israel through land, sea and air. Inbar Haiman, an art student from Israel’s Haifa, was volunteering at the Supernova Music Festival when…

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Gaza | Between occupation and the deep blue sea

October 21, 2023 admin

When the state of Israel was declared in May 1948 in Palestine, five Arab countries attacked the newly created state, launching the first Arab-Israeli war. In the subsequent months, some 7,00,000 Arabs from Palestine, mostly from areas that became part of the Jewish state, were uprooted from their homes. Most of them took refuge in…

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