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Afghanistan rattled by 6.6 Magnitude tremor in West, strikes same region

16 Oct 2023 09:47 AM IST

A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan on Sunday, just over a week after strong quakes and aftershocks killed thousands of people and flattened entire villages in the same region. The U.S. Geological Survey said the latest quake’s epicenter was about 34 kilometers (21 miles) outside Herat, the provincial

Blinken : “US stands by Israel today, tomorrow and every day”

16 Oct 2023 09:12 AM IST

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken has reaffirmed that the US has Israel’s back no matter what as Israel fights its most difficult war against Hamas. In his remarks to the press at the Cairo airport, Blinken described the current state of affairs in Israel as a difficult and

Netanyahu meets families of Israelis who are missing after Hamas’ assault

16 Oct 2023 09:05 AM IST

The families of those who are missing and being held captive by Hamas met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday evening for the first time since the terrorist organization’s attack on Israel, which claimed over 1,300 lives. Pictures of Netanyahu comforting Israeli hostage-taker family after meeting them were shared

US President Joe Biden: Hamas using innocent Palestinian families as human shields

15 Oct 2023 10:15 AM IST

As reported by The Times of Israel, US President Joe Biden claimed on Sunday that Hamas is attacking Israel by using defenseless Palestinian families as human shields. According to him, the vast majority of Palestinians support Hamas. Speaking at a gala dinner for the Human Rights Campaign in Washington, Biden

Israeli soldiers, tanks, munitions deployed near Gaza as they prepare for ground offensive

14 Oct 2023 15:05 PM IST

In a move to retaliate against Hamas terror attacks in Israel, Israeli soldiers, their tanks and munitions have been deployed near the Gaza border as they prepare for a full ground offensive against Hamas. In the pictures coming in from the Gaza border, tanks can be seen firing shells towards

Actor Rona-Lee Shimon thanks people for supporting Israel

14 Oct 2023 11:55 AM IST

Israeli actor Rona-Lee Shimon, best known for her part in the television series ‘Fauda’ has thanked all those who supported her country, which came under attack by Hamas terrorists. Taking to X, the official page of Fauda Official posted a video of the actor. “I want to say thank you

Hamas releases footage of Israeli children held hostage during attack on Israel

14 Oct 2023 11:50 AM IST

As the Israel-Hamas battle enters its eighth day, Hamas has published footage of Israeli youngsters they claim they took hostage during the devastating onslaught on Southern Israel, according to The Jerusalem Post. The Hamas group posted the video to their Telegram channel with the statement, “Hamas fighters, showing compassion for

At least 1,537 Palestinians killed & 6,612 others injured

14 Oct 2023 10:47 AM IST

At least 1,537 Palestinians have been killed and 6,612 others have been injured amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, CNN reported citing Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza. At least 36 people have died and more than 650 have been injured in the West Bank and East Jerusalem,

Gaza’s biggest hospital morgue overflows amid Israel’s heavy aerial bombardment

14 Oct 2023 10:44 AM IST

The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflowed Thursday as bodies came in faster than relatives could claim them on the sixth day of Israel’s heavy aerial bombardment on the territory of 2.3 million people. With scores of Palestinians killed each day in the Israeli onslaught after an unprecedented Hamas attack,

Iran’s foreign minister in Beirut warns of escalation if Gaza Bombardment continues

14 Oct 2023 10:43 AM IST

Iran’s foreign minister warned Friday that if Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip don’t stop immediately, the violence could spread to other parts of the Middle East. Hossein Amirabdollahian is on a tour that took him to Baghdad before Beirut, and later in the day he is scheduled to travel

Amidst Israel-Hamas conflict Blinken meets Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah

13 Oct 2023 15:48 PM IST

On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan. The meeting takes place as the confrontation between Israel and Hamas enters its seventh day. Israel has retaliated to Hamas terror strikes on its territory, which killed about 1300 people and injured

Images of Israeli detainees projected at UN headquarters in New York, demanding release

13 Oct 2023 12:47 PM IST

Enormous images of Israeli detainees, including children and elderly men and women, were projected on the exterior of the UN building in New York, demanding the release of Gaza hostages. Images of detainees projected at the UN headquarters by a group of Israelis living in the United States included Ariel,