More than 34,000 people have been killed in Gaza since October in Israeli retaliation against Hamas. Bogota: President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday that Colombia will sever diplomatic ties with Israel, whose leader he described as “genocidal” in its war in Gaza. “Tomorrow (Thursday) diplomatic relations with the state of Israel will be severed… for having […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday in Jerusalem, as the United States presses Israel to speed aid distribution for Gaza. The meeting comes on the heels of Netanyahu’s statement that Israel will invade Rafah regardless of any cease-fire deal with Hamas: “We will enter Rafah, and we […]
Over half (58%) of the Israeli public believes that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should resign immediately, including 28% of those who voted for the bloc that supports Netanyahu, according to a poll published by N12 on Tuesday. Additionally, 48% of Israelis believe Defense Minister Yoav Gallant should resign immediately, 50% believe IDF Chief of Staff […]
BySumanti Sen May 01, 2024 11:41 AM IST Share Via Copy Link A Jewish student at UCLA shared a video documenting how he was not allowed to attend his on-campus class by pro-Palestinian activists A Jewish student at the University of California, Los Angeles, shared a video documenting how he was not allowed to attend […]
Israel is set to bid farewell to its aging Patriot missile defense systems in the coming months, replacing them with more advanced air defense systems, including the Iron Dome, according to an Israeli military announcement on April 30. ‘Phenomenal’ Patriot AD Missiles Score Big In Europe; To Manufacture Its Own SAMs In A Boost To […]
BySumanti Sen May 01, 2024 10:15 AM IST Share Via Copy Link Amid the ongoing protests, Mayor Eric Adams warned that “outside agitators” would be removed from campus Dozens of police in riot gear were seen entering a building held by pro-Palestinian protesters at Columbia University on Tuesday, April 30. Amid the ongoing protests, Mayor […]
Until last month, the war between Iran and Israel was largely fought in the shadows. The Iranians decided to take it out of the shadows, openly attacking Israeli territory directly, from Iranian soil, for the first time in the Islamic Republic’s history. Some observers have argued that Iran’s April 13 drone and missile assault on […]
The world has been appealing to the Israeli authorities for weeks to spare Rafah, the UN Chief said. United Nations: The United Nations on Tuesday warned that an Israeli assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip was “on the immediate horizon” and that “incremental” progress by Israel on aid access to the enclave could not […]
NEW DELHI: Missile defence is technically complex, and very expensive. It’s virtually like firing a bullet to stop an incoming bullet. But with the sheer operational criticality of air and missile defence systems being reinforced by the tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran, India needs to majorly crank up efforts to make its airspace as […]