Washington, Oct 9 (IANS) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has confirmed that the Pentagon is moving an aircraft carrier, warships and jets to the eastern Mediterranean and will also give Israel additional equipment and ammunition in the wake of the Hamas attack on the Jewish state, which President Joe Biden termed it an an "unprecedented and appalling assault".
Jerusalem/Gaza, Oct 9 (IANS) The death toll of Hamas' unprecedented surprise attack on Israel rose to 700, while at least 413 others were reportedly killed in Israel's retaliatory attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Tel Aviv, Oct 8 (IANS) For years, the various governments led by Benjamin Netanyahu took an approach that divided power between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank -- bringing Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to his knees while making moves that propped up the Hamas terror group, media reports said on Sunday.
Tel Aviv, Oct 8 (IANS) World leaders have condemned Palestinian militant group Hamas unprecedented attack on Israel while a few nations supported the offensive citing "oppression" by the Jewish country.
Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's top military adviser said Tehran supported the attacks by Hamas against Israel and would continue to back the Islamist fighters “until the liberation of Palestine and Jerusalem”, the media reported.
Kathmandu, Oct 8 (IANS) At least 12 Nepali nationals have gone missing in Israel after Palestinian terrorist group Hamas launched an offensive from the Gaza strip into Israeli territory, Nepal’s Minister for Foreign Affairs NP Saud said on Sunday.
New Delhi, Oct 8 (IANS) Air India has suspended its to and from Delhi-Tel Aviv till October 14, in response to the ongoing Hamas offensive that erupted on Saturday, resulting in the tragic loss of lives and leaving several people injured.
Gaza, Oct 8 (IANS) The Israeli Air Force says its fighter jets have struck a "compound belonging to the head of the intelligence department in the Hamas terrorist organisation", the media reported.
Jerusalem, Oct 8 (IANS) Fears of a huge ground invasion of Gaza are growing after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised to turn the besieged Palestinian enclave into a “deserted island” in response to the worst attack his country has suffered in decades,the media reported.
Srinagar, Oct 8 (IANS) Heightened security was in place across the Valley on Sunday ahead of President Draupadi Murmu’s visit on October 11.
