130 Hamas terrorists killed in ground battles: IDF

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in a statement on Thursday said that it killed 130 Hamas terrorists since the ground battles started in Gaza.

The IDF said that it has also destroyed several terror structures in the Gaza Strip…

Israel-Hamas war intensifies in northern Gaza

New Delhi (IANS) The fighting between the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) and Hamas, in the nearly five-week-old war, has intensified in northern Gaza.

“This is not a small-scale operation,” Israeli military official Moshe Tetro told international…

Taliban to build shelters for Afghan refugees returning home from Pak

Kabul (IANS) The Taliban regime in Kabul announced that it will build shelters for the hundreds of thousands of Afghan refugees returning home from Pakistan after the neighbouring country formulated a phase-wise process for the expulsion of the undocumented…

6.3-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no potential for tsunami

Jakarta (IANS) A 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Indonesia's East Nusa Tenggara province on Thursday, but did not have the potential for a tsunami, disaster management agency said.

The agency had first released the quake with a magnitude…

Israel bolsters Red Sea defences after missile attacks by Houthis

Tel Aviv (IANS) Israel has bolstered air defences in the Red Sea area with Navy missile boats following several missile and drone attacks by Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, the military said on Wednesday, media reports said.

The vessels were…

Israel claims strike on largest refugee camp in Gaza, says top Hamas commander killed

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel military on Wednesday claimed responsibility for the airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza, the largest in the besieged enclave, and said that one of the top Hamas leaders who was responsible for the October 7…

Israel continues Gaza offensive, hits hundreds of Hamas target

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday said that Israeli military attacked "hundreds" of Hamas targets overnight.

Israel said it's focusing on northern Gaza but continues to strike all parts of the Strip, IDF spokesperson…

IDF fighter jets hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fighter jets have attacked and destroyed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon.

The IDF in a statement on Tuesday said that it has destroyed all the weapons used by the Hezbolllah.

The Israel army…

Israeli troops intensify ground operations in Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) Israeli troops intensified ground operations in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Monday.

During clashes with Hamas militants in the coastal enclave, IDF troops killed dozens of those who barricaded themselves…

Hurricane Otis in Mexico: Death toll rises to 43, 36 missing

Mexico City (IANS) The death toll from Hurricane Otis in the Mexican state of Guerrero increased to 43 while 36 are still missing.

"It is still a preliminary figure," state governor Evelyn Salgado told President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador…