Umrah travellers from India can now directly avail a flight to Madinah! Yes, Saudi Arabia has announced a unified government platform ‘Nusuk’, the first-ever planning, booking and advice platform for devotees to holy sites in the Middle Eastern country. It was also announced that the first direct flights from India to Madinah will start from […]
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600,000 ordered to evacuate in southern Gaza: UNRWA
A top UN official has said over 600,000 people are under evacuation orders in southern Gaza amid the ongoing clash between Hamas members and Israel military. “There is nowhere to go as shelters, including @UNRWA, are beyond & over their capacity,” he said. The situation for Gazans is “getting worse by the hour”, the UN […]
Aid access to north entirely blocked as war escalates in south Gaza, says UN
Reports of hundreds of fatalities from bombing in southern Gaza over the weekend heightened deep concerns for civilians sheltering there, while UN humanitarians on Monday (November 4, 2023) said that aid teams had only “extremely limited” movement and access to the north was “now entirely blocked”. The latest update from the UN aid coordination office, OCHA, […]
Over 200 attacks registered in health sector in Gaza: WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday (December 5, 2023) said it has recorded 203 attacks on medical facilities and health workers in the Gaza Strip between October 7 to November 28. In its X post, the health organization said: “About 1.9 million people, nearly 80% of Gaza’s population, are estimated to be internally displaced. Recent […]
Hamas-Israel crisis: IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday (December 3, 2023) said it discovered 800 tunnel shafts in the Gaza Strip since it began a ground offensive targeting the Hamas group late in October. IDF discovers 800 tunnel shafts in Gaza Strip. Photo Courtesy: IDF X page grab The Army said 500 such tunnels have been […]
Israel-Palestine conflict: Shock and terror in Gaza as bombardment of shattered enclave resumes
Bombardment continues in Gaza
Israel-Gaza crisis: 8 hostages released by Hamas
Hamas releases eight hostages.
Israeli baby, brother, and mother killed in Hamas custody; extremist group tries to blame Israel
A 10-month-old Israeli baby, named Kfir Bibas, who was taken hostage by the Palestinian extremist group Hamas during its October 7 attacks on Israel, has reportedly been killed in Hamas custody.
Israel-Gaza conflict: 10 Israeli hostages, 4 Thai nationals released from Hamas captivity
Ten more Israeli hostages released Hamas captivity
10-month-old Israeli baby still held hostage by Hamas; India calls for immediate release of all who remain
A 10-month-old Israeli baby, named Kfir, has been held hostage by Hamas for more than 50 days now and his extended family is desperate for the infant’s release amid the ongoing truce and prisoner-hostage exchange between Israel and Hamas.
