Israel says drone strike on Egypt town launched from ‘Red Sea area’

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari has said that a strike in the Egyptian Red Sea town of Taba in the early hours of Friday originated from “the Red Sea area", in an apparent reference to Iran-backed Houthi rebels…

Canada says it expects to process only half of Indian visa applications by Dec 2023

Toronto (IANS) Canada has said that out of the 38,000 visas for Indians, it will only be able to process 20,000 by the end of December this year due to recent reduction of staff on the ground.

At a meeting of the Standing Committee on Citizenship…

Israeli tanks raid northern Gaza Strip: Military

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli tanks and infantry carried out a "targeted raid" in the northern Gaza Strip in a predawn attack on Thursday before withdrawing from the enclave, the military said in a statement.

In its statement, the Israel Defense…

Israeli intelligence, IDF arrest 60 persons for links with Hamas

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted joint raids starting Wednesday night that resulted in the arrest of 60 persons on charges of affiliation to Hamas.

Based on tip-offs given…

Israel struck 400 targets in last 24 hrs: IDF

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Force (IDF) on Tuesday said that it has struck at least 400 terrorist targets in the last 24 hours.

It said that the air strikes have destroyed Hamas' set up to fire rockets at Israel, and also the operational…

'Total collapse' of health system in Gaza: Palestinian spokesman

Gaza (IANS) A Palestinian spokesman has announced the "total collapse" of the health system in the Gaza Strip due to power outage and the exhaustion of fuel needed to operate generators in hospitals.

Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesman for the Gaza-based…

Won't stop attacking Gaza till Hamas is destroyed: Netanyahu

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country would not stop attacking the targets in Gaza Strip until Hamas is completely destroyed.

Netanyahu said this while interacting with soldiers of the Yahalom…

13 Mexican policemen killed in armed attack

Mexico City (IANS) At least 13 police officers were killed in an armed attack in Mexico's Guerrero state, authorities said.

The state attorney general's office said the incident occurred on Monday in the town of El Papayo under the…

'Hamas offered apartment, $10,000 cash to militants for bringing hostage to Gaza

Tel Aviv (IANS) Hamas was offering $10,000 in cash and an apartment to its militants for bringing a hostage to Gaza, an Israeli security agency has said, citing the revelations made during interrogation by arrested militants of Hamas' Nukhba force.

Massacre of Hindus by Rohingya in Myanmar could be 'international crime': UN investigator

United Nations (IANS) The massacre of 99 Hindus by a Rohingya group in Myanmar could qualify as an international crime, according to the UN official carrying out investigations of serious human rights violations there.

Asked on Monday about…