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…

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:…

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…

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,…

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…

Japan detects above-limit radioactive cesium in locally grown mushroom

Tokyo (IANS) Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, a government report revealed on Tuesday.

The sample of Cortinarius caperatus, a type of edible mushroom, in the…

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…

Australian PM meets China's Xi in Beijing

Beijing (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday.

The announcement was made by China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

Albanese, who arrived in Shanghai on November 5, became…

IDF strikes 450 Hamas targets in Gaza, key militant killed

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday announced that fighter jets struck 450 Hamas targets overnight in Gaza during which a key member of the militant group was killed.

In a statement, the military said that Jamal Musa,…