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India abstains from UN vote on Gaza, seeks condemnation of Hamas terror attack in the resolution

ANI - 28 October, 2023

The adoption of the Jordanian resolution is the first formal response of the United Nations to the escalation of violence in Israel and Palestine since the Hamas terror attacks of 7 October.

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Hamas Command-and-Control Centre is under Gaza’s largest hospital, using its electricity and fuel: Israel says it has concrete evidence

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2023

IDF said that Shifa Hospital, the largest hospital in Gaza, is being used as the main command centre by Hamas terror group

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Hamas claims it is willing to release hostages but needs time to find them as they are ‘hidden’, says can’t start searches if Israeli...

OpIndia Staff - 27 October, 2023

A Hamas leader visiting Russia has said that they need time to find hostages hidden in various places in the Gaza Strip.

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Congress’ ‘secular’ ally IUML holds pro-Palestine rally, Shashi Tharoor who called Hamas ‘terrorists’ backtracks after backlash from leftists and Hamas sympathisers

Jhankar Mohta - 27 October, 2023

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, during his speech at the IUML pro-Palestine rally, acknowledged that Hamas is a terrorist outfit, however, a day later, he backtracked accusing opposition of spreading wrong message

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‘I’m convinced’: US President Joe Biden suggests India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor to be one of the reasons for Hamas attack on Israel

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2023

US President Joe Biden has mentioned more than once that the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is one of the reasons why Hamas terrorists launched a brutal offensive against Israel

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Israeli troops and tanks launch a brief raid into the Gaza Strip ahead of the full-scale ground offensive

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2023

Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into 26 October.

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500 terrorists of Hamas and Palestine Islamic Jihad were trained by Iran to attack Israel on October 7: Reports

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2023

According to the Wall Street Journal, which cited senior Hamas and Hezbollah sources, the Quds Force helped plot the strike and committed to carry it out during a meeting with Hamas and Hezbollah commanders

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USA: Jewish students at Cooper Union locked inside library as Pro-Palestine protesters bang on the doors, rescued by police via the back door

OpIndia Staff - 26 October, 2023

When asked about reports that some Jewish students were trapped in a Cooper Union library because they were terrified during the march, school administrators tried to indicate that the reports were false.

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