Israel: News

26 Sep 2024

Emmy Awards

Gaza documentary wins News Emmy despite calls to disqualify it

Palestinian journalist and activist, Bisan Atef Owda, has triumphed at the 2024 News and Documentary Emmy Awards. She secured the Emmy for Outstanding Hard News Feature: Short Form for her project It's Bisan From Gaza and I'm Still Alive.

26 Sep 2024

Nelson Mandela

Why author Jhumpa Lahiri declined award from an NY museum 

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri has declined to accept an award from the Noguchi Museum in New York City.

26 Sep 2024

Lebanon

'Leave Lebanon': Indian Embassy in Beirut issues advisory for nationals

The Indian Embassy in Beirut has issued a safety advisory for its citizens amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

26 Sep 2024

Antonio Guterres

Israel hints at Lebanon ground invasion to 'decisively destroy' Hezbollah

The Israeli military is reportedly preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, aiming to "decisively destroy" Hezbollah's infrastructure.

25 Sep 2024

France

Hezbollah fires missile at Tel Aviv area, including Mossad HQ

In a significant escalation of tensions, Hezbollah fired a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv early Wednesday.

25 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Video: Israeli missile hits Lebanese journalist's home during live interview

An Israeli missile struck the home of Fadi Boudaya, a Lebanese journalist and editor-in-chief of Miraya International Network, during a live television interview.

25 Sep 2024

Labour Party

Starmer calls for 'return of Gaza sausages' instead of hostages 

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer made a humorous slip of the tongue during his speech at the UK Labour Party conference in Liverpool, northwest England, on Tuesday.

25 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Hezbollah confirms its top commander killed in Israel's airstrike 

A day after Israel carried out its largest aerial assault on Hezbollah in southern Lebanon—resulting in 558 deaths, including 50 children, and over 1,800 injuries—the Iran-backed group confirmed on Wednesday the death of one of its senior commanders—Ibrahim Mohammed Kobeissi.

24 Sep 2024

Lebanon

Did Israel hack Lebanon's telecoms to issue evacuation warnings

Israel has been accused of infiltrating Lebanon's telecommunications systems to issue mass evacuation warnings.

23 Sep 2024

Lebanon

'Get out immediately': Israel issues first warning to Lebanese civilians 

The Israeli military has issued a warning to civilians in Lebanon, urging them to evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons as it was carrying out "extensive strikes" against the group.

22 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Netanyahu promises Hezbollah will 'get message' after 'unimaginable' Israeli strikes

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has assured that the Hezbollah terror group will get Israel's message after the military said it has launched about 400 attacks on southern Lebanon since Saturday afternoon.

22 Sep 2024

Hamas

Israeli soldiers raid Al Jazeera's West Bank office, order closure 

Israeli forces raided the Al Jazeera office in the occupied West Bank on Sunday and issued a 45-day closure order.

21 Sep 2024

Jerusalem

Who was Ibrahim Aqil, Hezbollah commander killed in Israeli airstrike

Ibrahim Aqil, the commander of Hezbollah's elite unit, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Friday.

20 Sep 2024

Hamas

Hezbollah launches 140 rockets into northern Israel

Hezbollah has launched a barrage of 140 rockets into northern Israel, according to both the Israeli military and Hezbollah.

20 Sep 2024

Palestine

Explained: How Mossad used shell companies to target Hezbollah

A Lebanese security source alleged on Friday that Israel's Mossad planted explosives in at least 5,000 pagers—some of which caused the deadly explosions in Lebanon earlier this week, Reuters reported.

19 Sep 2024

Hungary

Israeli shell company made explosive pagers used by Hezbollah: Report 

The New York Times, citing three intelligence officers, reported on Thursday that BAC Consulting, a Hungary-based pager manufacturing company, is an Israeli shell company.

19 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli businessman arrested over plot to assassinate Netanyahu, top officials

An Israeli businessman has been arrested on suspicion of involvement in an Iranian-backed assassination plot targeting high-profile individuals, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

19 Sep 2024

Hamas

Can smartphones be turned into bombs like pagers in Lebanon

Over the last two days, hundreds of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah exploded across Lebanon, killing over a dozen people and injuring more than 3,000.

19 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

'Disguises, spraying poisons': Crazy operations allegedly carried out by Israel  

A series of explosions involving pagers and walkie-talkies have rocked Lebanon.

19 Sep 2024

Hungary

Explained: Theories on how Israel may have triggered Hezbollah blasts

A series of explosions involving pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members across Lebanon has led to at least 32 fatalities and thousands of injuries.

18 Sep 2024

Lebanon

After pager blasts, walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah explode; 9 killed 

A series of walkie-talkie explosions occurred in the Hezbollah stronghold of Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday.

18 Sep 2024

Lebanon

Meet Gold Apollo, Taiwanese company embroiled in Lebanon's pager blasts

Gold Apollo, a Taiwanese technology firm, is currently facing allegations of its products being linked to the recent devastating explosions in Lebanon.

18 Sep 2024

Lebanon

Israel planted explosives in Hezbollah's pagers before Lebabon blasts: Report 

In what appears to be a targeted strike, wireless communication devices used by militant group Hezbollah exploded in Lebanon on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and injuring 2,750 others.

18 Sep 2024

Lebanon

Explained: Why Hezbollah still uses pagers in age of smartphones 

A series of pager explosions occurred across Lebanon on Tuesday, resulting in nine fatalities and over 2,800 injuries.

18 Sep 2024

Iran

Is Israel behind Hezbollah pager blasts? What Taiwan-based manufacturer said

Hsu Ching-Kuang, founder of Taiwan's Gold Apollo has refuted claims that his company manufactured the pagers used in recent explosions in Lebanon.

17 Sep 2024

Hamas

Lebanon: Hezbollah members among hundreds wounded as pagers explode mysteriously

Hundreds of people, including numerous Hezbollah members, were severely injured across Lebanon when their handheld pagers exploded.

'Look at own record...': India slams Iran over 'minorities' comment

India has strongly condemned comments made by Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, about the treatment of Indian Muslims.

16 Sep 2024

Hamas

Pro-Gaza protesters delay 76th Primetime Emmy Awards

The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on Sunday (Monday IST) at the Peacock Theatre in downtown Los Angeles, were disrupted by pro-Gaza protesters.

15 Sep 2024

Iran

Missile fired at Israel from Yemen, sirens sound across cities

A surface-to-surface missile was launched from Yemen toward central Israel on Sunday, according to the Israeli military.

14 Sep 2024

China

Trump, Harris against life; choose 'lesser of 2 evils': Pope 

Pope Francis reportedly criticized former United States President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris for their stance on immigration and abortion on Friday.

12 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Hamas holds hostage, prisoner swap talks with Qatar, Egypt

A delegation from the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas met with mediators from Qatar and Egypt in Doha on Wednesday.

12 Sep 2024

Antonio Guterres

6 UN staffers killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza school

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has confirmed the death of six of its staff members following two Israeli airstrikes on a school in Gaza.

10 Sep 2024

Egypt

40 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza humanitarian zone

A strike on a designated humanitarian zone in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, has resulted in the deaths of 40 people and injuries to 60 others.

10 Sep 2024

Hamas

Anti-Netanyahu film premieres at TIFF despite efforts to block it

The world premiere of the anti-Benjamin Netanyahu documentary, The Bibi Files, proceeded as planned at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Monday night (local time). This comes after a failed attempt by the Israeli government to halt the screening.

09 Sep 2024

BBC

BBC accused of breaching editorial guidelines in Israel-Hamas coverage: Report

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been accused of violating its editorial guidelines 1,533 times in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas conflict.

07 Sep 2024

Adani Group

Indian Semiconductor Mission may get $10 billion funding boost

The Indian Semiconductor Mission (ISM) is reportedly set to receive a significant funding increase of $10 billion, according to The Economic Times.

02 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

6 hostages found dead in Gaza: Israelis protest, demand cease-fire

Tens of thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Sunday night, demanding a cease-fire with Hamas after six more hostages were found dead in Gaza.

01 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Bodies of 6 hostages recovered from Gaza identified; who're they 

The Israeli military has recovered the bodies of six hostages, who were kidnapped last year, from a tunnel in southern Gaza.

01 Sep 2024

Bihar

KC Tyagi resigns as JD(U) spokesperson

Senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi has resigned from his position as the party's national spokesperson, citing "personal reasons."

01 Sep 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Israeli forces find bodies in Gaza, suspected to be hostages

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has reportedly discovered several bodies in the Gaza Strip, which could be the remains of kidnapped Israeli hostages.