Huge installation in Tel Aviv calls for death penalty for Hamas

Tel Aviv (IANS) A huge installation has been set up at the busy Dizengoff square in Tel Aviv demanding death penalty to the Hamas militants responsible for the slaughter and kidnapping of people inside Israel on October 7.

The installation,…

Israeli army will control Gaza Strip after war ends: Netanyahu

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) would control the Gaza Strip after the end of the current war.

He said this while addressing the Mayors of Gaza border towns on Friday…

Failed missile launched by terrorists hits Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, says Israeli military

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said that a failed missile launched by terrorists in the Gaza Strip hit the Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest in the enclave and one of the oldest Palestinian health institutions

In a…

UN humanitarians voice concern over escalation in West Bank

United Nations (IANS) The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) voiced extreme concern over the escalating violence and tensions in the West Bank as well as the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza amid the ongoing…

IDF conducts airstrike in Syria in retaliation to drone attack

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Friday said that it conducted an airstrike in Syria in retaliation to a drone attack fired from the neighbouring country towards a school in the southern Israeli city of Eilat.

In a statement,…

IDF claims to destroy entrances of 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday claimed that it has destroyed entrances of 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the militant group waged its war against the Jewish nation on October 7.

In a post on X, the military said:…

IDF enter Gaza city, civilian evacuation to south Gaza continues

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have in a statement said that it has entered Gaza city and a fierce fight is continuing with the Hamas terrorists.

The Prime Minister's Office has also confirmed that the IDF has entered Gaza…

7.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Jakarta (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Maluku province on Wednesday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology agency BMKG said.

Having centered at the shallow seabed,…

Middle East crisis: Blinken escalates demand for ceasefire

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that it is "clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza", and "there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict" between Israel and Hamas.

The top US…

Israeli forces surround Gaza City

New Delhi (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have surrounded Gaza City through land, air and naval raids, as its war with Hamas continues beyond a month amid a mounting Palestinian death toll and with no sign of the Israeli and foreign hostages…