Israel likely to commence ground operations tonight

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is likely to commence a ground offensive from Friday night, sources in Israeli intelligence told IANS.

IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari had also indicated this during a routine media briefing on Friday…

21 people killed in mine fire in Kazakhstan

Astana (IANS) At least 21 people were killed and 18 others injured in a fire at a mine, owned by steel giant Arcelor Mittal, in Kazakhstan's Karaganda Region on Saturday, local media reported.

Twenty-one bodies have been found so far, and…

Hamas Naval Chief killed: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which has commenced ground assault in Gaza, on Saturday said that it has killed Hamas Naval commander Abu Sahiban in an overnight attack.

The IDF said that the slain commander had planned and…

‘The earth in Gaza shook’, says Israel's Defence Minister

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Saturday that Israel has “moved to a new phase” in the war against Hamas, after ground forces pushed into Gaza and the military bombarded terror targets in the Strip overnight, media…

Hamas says 50 Israeli hostages killed in Israeli air attacks

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Hamas, which has massacred 1,400 people in Israel in the October 7 attack and taken 222 people hostages, have said that 50 of these hostages were killed reportedly by Israel air strikes.

Hamas spokesperson, Abu Ubaida has…

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…