Sirens sounded across northern Israel before the military launched retaliatory strikes in Beirut, signalling a dangerous new phase in the region’s spiralling confrontation.
It cites statements by Israeli leaders, and the pattern of conduct by Israeli forces, as evidence of genocidal intent.
Amid the Iran-Israel war, the largest cryptocurrency – Bitcoin – slid 7.7 per cent marking the biggest such retreat since March 2023.
Biden's summit with Jordanian King Abdullah, Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has been called off after the Al Ahli Arab hospital bombing in Gaza.
Israel has declared a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in response to the militant outfit's October 7 terrorist attack, in which more than 1,300 people were killed.
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)’s situation report has flagged that at least 340,000 Palestinians have been displaced across the Gaza Strip.
Hamas militants have been holding around 150 people, including children, women and young girls, hostages since Saturday when they launched a brutal ground assault in Israel.
Hamas attack video: Moments before the attack, Israeli intelligence had also noticed increased activity on the Gazan side of the border and sent an alert to Israeli soldiers guarding the border.
Israel-Hamas war: A “war cabinet” – comprising PM Benjamin Netanyahu, Gants and the country’s defence minister - will also be formed.
India’s Ambassador to Israel, Sanjeev Singla said that the Indian embassy in Tel Aviv is working round the clock to keep the Indian nationals safe.
