Palestine: News
09 Oct 2023
IsraelOil prices jump up to 5% amid Israel-Hamas war
The price of Brent crude, the international benchmark, on Monday surged as high as $88.76 per barrel, rising around $4.18, or 4.94%, while US West Texas Intermediate crude rose to $87.02 a barrel, up $4.23, or 5.11%.
09 Oct 2023
IsraelBank of Israel to sell $30bn forex to stabilize shekel
The Bank of Israel has announced its intention to sell up to $30 billion in foreign currency in the open market, Reuters reported.
09 Oct 2023
Swara BhaskerGal Gadot, Gauahar Khan: Actors pick sides amid Israel-Hamas war
The ongoing, longstanding Israel-Palestine conflict has shocked the world.
09 Oct 2023
IsraelIsrael-Hamas war: Investors lose Rs. 4L crore as markets decline
The Israel-Palestine conflict has emerged as a fresh concern for global markets. Indian markets are feeling the thaw too.
09 Oct 2023
IsraelUS says Americans killed in Israel, deploys warships against Hamas
A United States (US) official confirmed on Sunday that several American citizens were killed in recent land-sea-air attacks on Israel by the Palestinian group Hamas.
08 Oct 2023
Israel'Nervous, scared': Indian students in Israel narrate plight amid conflict
Indian students in Israel are reportedly facing a distressing situation as the conflict between Israel and Hamas militants intensified on Saturday.
08 Oct 2023
Nushrratt BharucchaNushrratt Bharuccha, stranded in war-stricken Israel, finally returning to India
After being stranded in Israel amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas, actor Nushrratt Bharuccha is finally coming back home.
07 Oct 2023
IsraelIsrael: Mayor among 22 killed in Hamas rocket attacks
At least 22 people, including the mayor of Israel's Sha'ar Hanegev region, Ofir Libstein, have reportedly been killed in rocket attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
07 Oct 2023
IsraelWe are at war: Netanyahu after Hamas's attack on Israel
After Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip fired a barrage of rockets toward Israel on Saturday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that the country was "at war!"
25 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiPM Modi conferred with Egypt's highest state honor—'Order of Nile'
On the second day of his two-day state visit to Egypt, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the country's highest state honor—Order of the Nile—on Sunday.
12 May 2023
IsraelIsrael-Palestine conflict: Top Gaza commanders killed in latest Israeli strikes
The commander of Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Gaza rocket squads, Ali Ghali, was reportedly killed in an Israeli air strike on Thursday morning as the conflict between Palestine and Israel continues.
03 May 2023
Jaish-e-MohammedPakistan may enter FATF's 'grey list' again; Here's why
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a United Nations-proscribed global terrorist organization, publicly collected funds for jihad in Peshawar, Pakistan, and other cities during Eid-ul-Fitr, the European Times reported, per ANI.
11 May 2022
IsraelAl Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh killed in West Bank
In a tragic incident, an Al Jazeera journalist was allegedly shot in the head while reporting an Israeli raid in the West Bank town of Palestine's Jenin early on Wednesday, the Palestinian health ministry said.
26 Apr 2022
IsraelDeeply concerned by violence in Jerusalem: India at UNSC
Following the recent flare-up in violence at holy places in Jerusalem, India on Tuesday said it was deeply concerned by such incidents occurring during the holy month of Ramzan.
24 Jan 2022
Delhi PoliceDelhi man's Rs. 4.5cr crypto fraudulently transferred to Palestine's Hamas
A probe by the Delhi Police revealed cryptocurrency stolen from a businessman in 2019 was transferred to Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian militant organization Hamas.
07 Sep 2021
IsraelIsraeli army launches strikes on Hamas site in Gaza
Israel launched airstrikes on what it said was a Hamas military site in the Gaza Strip early on Tuesday after incendiary balloons were sent into Israeli territory, the army said.
17 Aug 2021
Israel Defense Forces (IDF)Air raid sirens sound in Israel after Gaza fires rocket
Air raid sirens sounded in southern Israel on Monday after a rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip, the first since the 11-day war between Israel and Palestinian militants in May.
16 Aug 2021
JerusalemFour Palestinians killed in shootout with Israeli forces
Israeli troops clashed with Palestinian gunmen during a late-night arrest raid in the occupied West Bank, killing four Palestinians in one of the deadliest battles in the area in years, Palestinian health officials said.
03 Jun 2021
Israel#NewsBytesExplainer: How Israelis neutralize Palestinian buildings - Physics behind it
The deluge of videos coming out of Gaza has everyone wondering how the Israeli Air Force (IAF) has been taking down specific buildings in a controlled manner, where the structures collapse upon themselves without any apparent collateral damage.
26 May 2021
IsraelMark Ruffalo's Israel-Palestine conflict posts invite netizens' ire, actor apologizes
Avengers star Mark Ruffalo had to backtrack and apologize for his comments on social media suggesting that Israel is committing genocide in their conflict with Palestine.
24 May 2021
IsraelExplained: Why is a solution to Israel-Palestine so complicated?
The growing humanitarian crisis in Israel-Palestine has (again) caught the world's attention. Nearly 250 Palestinians, including dozens of children, have been killed in Israeli airstrikes since the latest escalation on May 10.
17 May 2021
IsraelCalls mount for Gaza-Israel cease-fire, greater US efforts
UN Security Council diplomats and Muslim foreign ministers convened emergency meetings on Sunday to demand a stop to civilian bloodshed as Israeli warplanes carried out the deadliest attacks in nearly a week of Hamas rocket barrages and Israeli airstrikes.
12 May 2021
KeralaIsrael: Kerala woman killed in Palestinian rocket strike on Ashkelon
A woman hailing from Kerala and working in Israel, who was identified as Soumya Santhosh, has been killed in a rocket attack allegedly launched by Palestinian militant organization Hamas.
11 May 2021
XSwara Bhasker calls Israel 'apartheid state,' gets brutally trolled
As the Israel-Palestine conflict rages on, social media users in India remain divided over the issue.
19 Jan 2021
World Health OrganizationWHO raises concerns about Mideast vaccine inequity
The World Health Organization has raised concerns about the unequal distribution of coronavirus vaccines in Israel, which has given shots to more than 20 percent of its population but the occupied territories, where Palestinians reside are yet to receive any.
18 Jan 2021
IsraelIsrael approves hundreds of settlement homes before Trump administration exits
Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, anti-settlement monitoring group Peace Now said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week.
04 Mar 2019
IsraelUS shuts down its consulate in Jerusalem, Palestinians infuriated
The United States has officially shuttered its consulate in Jerusalem, downgrading the status of its main diplomatic mission to the Palestinians by folding it into the US Embassy to Israel.
29 Nov 2018
IndiaIndia hopes for early resumption of dialogue between Palestine, Israel
Expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India hopes for an early resumption of dialogue between Palestine and Israel for moving towards a comprehensive and negotiated resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that began in the mid-20th century.
25 Oct 2018
XIconic image of Gaza protester is all things right
If a picture is worth a thousand words, this one of a shirtless protester in Gaza is worth a million.
20 Jun 2018
IsraelIsrael responds to Gaza rocket-fire, hits 25 targets in Gaza-Strip
The Israeli Army said its fighter-jets hit 25 targets in the Gaza Strip earlier today in response to rocket-fire from Gaza.
15 May 2018
IsraelFresh protests expected as Palestinians get ready to commemorate 'Nakba'
Following the death of 55 Palestinians at the hands of Israeli forces on Monday, tensions remain high in Gaza as Palestinians get ready to commemorate the 70th anniversary of 'Nakba,' or Catastrophe, that saw hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced when Israel was created in 1948.
14 May 2018
Israel55 killed in Gaza, ahead of US Jerusalem embassy opening
Ahead of the controversial opening of the US embassy in Jerusalem, at least 55 Palestinians have been shot in Gaza by Israeli forces amid fast rising tensions.
31 Mar 2018
IsraelGreat Return March: Israeli forces kill Palestinians at Gaza border
Thousands of Palestinians marched to the Gaza-Israeli border demanding the right of return of refugees.
10 Feb 2018
Narendra ModiModi conferred the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine
Narendra Modi is the first-ever Indian PM to visit Palestine. Considering this and his commitment to improving India-Palestine relations, President Abbas conferred the Grand Collar of the State of Palestine on him.
04 Jan 2018
Pakistan NewsAfter Pakistan, Trump threatens to stop aid to Palestine
After launching a scathing verbal attack on Pakistan on New Year's Day, US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Palestine on Twitter.
30 Dec 2017
IndiaPalestine's Pak envoy photographed with 26/11-mastermind Hafiz Saeed, India fumes
India has slammed Palestine after its ambassador to Pakistan was photographed alongside 26/11 mastermind Hafiz Saeed at a political rally in Rawalpindi.
14 Dec 2017
Donald TrumpMuslim nations seek recognition of East Jerusalem as Palestine's capital
The Organization of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), which comprises of 57 Muslim countries, has urged the world to recognize "the State of Palestine and East Jerusalem as its occupied capital."
07 Dec 2017
IsraelEverything you need to know about Israel-Palestine conflict
US President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel has left the Israelis celebrating and Palestinians seething in anger.
12 Oct 2017
WorldPalestine: Rival factions Hamas and Fatah sign reconciliation deal
Hamas and Fatah, the rival political factions in Palestine, have announced a reconciliation deal brokered by Egypt.
