World leaders rally behind Palestinian statehood at UN, defying US and IsraelWorld leaders met at the United Nations to support Palestine. France will recognize Palestine. Israel opposes this move. The United States ...
23 Sep, 2025, 12.40 PM IST
History of embattled Gaza Strip, which has long been a powder kegHamas’s October 2023 attack on Israel, killing 1,200 people, led to a devastating Israeli response with over 47,000 Palestinian deaths. The...
05 Feb, 2025, 11.47 AM IST
The Gaza Strip has long been a powder keg. Here's a look at the history of the embattled regionHamas' attack on southern Israel in October 2023 resulted in severe Israeli military retaliation in Gaza, a region plagued by decades of co...
05 Feb, 2025, 10.28 AM IST
Europeans, Arab and Muslim nations launch a new initiative for an independent Palestinian stateNorway is the guarantor of the 1993 Oslo Accords, hailed as a breakthrough in the decades-long conflict between Arabs and Jews, which creat...
28 Sep, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Top UN court says Israel's presence in occupied Palestinian territories is illegal and must endThe ICJ criticized Israel’s settlement policies and illegal occupation under the Geneva Convention. Israel captured the West Bank, east Jer...
19 Jul, 2024, 08.02 PM IST
Israel holds Palestinian economy captive, say analystsIsrael is tightening the noose on the Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the West Bank, by withholding tax revenues it collects on...
21 Apr, 2024, 09.51 AM IST
US wants shakeup of Palestinian Authority to run Gaza after HamasUS officials have been visiting the West Bank to meet with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to discuss reforms to combat corrupti...
16 Dec, 2023, 03.54 PM IST
Joe Biden warns Benjamin Netanyahu risks losing support for Hamas warIn his most blunt remarks since the October 7 attack on Israel by Hamas, which provoked the current conflict, Biden told donors that Netany...
14 Dec, 2023, 01.24 PM IST
Pope Francis says two-state solution needed for Israel-PalestineIn an interview with Italian state television RAI's TG1 news channel, Pope Francis also said he hoped a regional escalation could be avoide...
02 Nov, 2023, 06.48 AM IST
French 'spiderman' climbs Paris skyscraper to promote peace in the middle eastFrench urban climber Alain Robert, through his daring act, called for the urgent need for peace between Israel and Palestine. The ongoing c...
23 Oct, 2023, 10.37 AM IST
Hamas attack mastermind known as 'The Guest' for staying in different houses every nightMohammed Diab Ibrahim al-Masri, known as 'El Deif,' is the leader of Hamas' military wing, the Al Qassem Brigades. He has successfully evad...
14 Oct, 2023, 01.33 PM IST
What's the Israel-Palestinian conflict about and how did it start?Israel's founding father David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the modern State of Israel on May 14, 1948, establishing a safe haven for Jews fleeing...
14 Oct, 2023, 09.02 AM IST
Israel-Palestinian dispute hinges on statehood, land, Jerusalem, refugeesThe conflict between Israel and Palestine has a long history, spanning seven decades. It originated from Israeli demands for security in a ...
12 Oct, 2023, 06.46 PM IST
Timeline: The Palestinian and Israeli conflict, explainedDecades of conflict between Israel and Palestine have resulted in numerous acts of violence and loss of life. Some key events include Israe...
08 Oct, 2023, 12.49 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi pays homage to iconic Palestinian leader Yasser ArafatModi, the first Indian Prime Minister to make an official visit to Palestine, flew in a Jordanian army helicopter straight from Amman to Ra...
10 Feb, 2018, 03.22 PM IST
Gaza's ceasefire of despairIt would be inaccurate to equate Hamas with Al Qaeda merely because both articulate their politics in the idiom of religious Islam.
27 Jan, 2009, 03.06 AM IST
- Microcredit, Mohd Yunus get their due
It may take us half-a-century more to figure out who nominated Mohammed Yunus and his Grameen Bank for the Nobel Peace prize. But, for the ...
14 Oct, 2006, 01.58 AM IST