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Hamas agrees to Trump peace plan with conditions
Hamas has announced conditional agreement to President Trump’s Middle East peace proposal, pledging prisoner exchanges, humanitarian access and a transfer of Gaza administration to an independent Palestinian body.
حماس نے ٹرمپ امن منصوبے کی مشروط منظوری دیدی
حماس نے صدر ٹرمپ کی امن تجویز پر مشروط رضامندی ظاہر کرتے ہوئے کہا ہے کہ وہ قیدیوں کے تبادلے اور غزہ کی انتظامیہ ایک آزاد فلسطینی ادارے کو منتقل کرنے پر تیار ہے، تاہم اس نے واضح کیا ہے کہ غزہ کے مستقبل اور فلسطینی عوام کے حقوق کا تعین قومی اتفاق رائے اور بین الاقوامی قوانین کے مطابق ہونا چاہیے۔
Qatari court sentences eight ex-Indian Navy officers to death for espionage
India's Ministry of External Affairs expressed "deep shock" over the verdict, urging the government to explore all legal avenues, extending consular and legal support through the Indian Embassy in Doha to the detained individuals.
Spanish minister calls for economic sanctions, EU-led investigation into Netanyahu amid Gaza airstrikes
Spain's acting Minister of Social Rights, Ione Belarra, calls for an ICC war crimes investigation into Israeli PM Netanyahu, urges suspension of diplomatic ties, and advocates for urgent economic sanctions amid Gaza conflict.
عمران خان کو یہودیوں سے قربت کی وجہ سے گولی ماری گئی تھی، جمائما گولڈ سمتھ
عمران خان کو یہودیوں سے قربت کی وجہ سے قتل کرنے کیلئے گولی ماری گئی تھی، مجھے بھی یہودی ہونے کی وجہ سے قتل کی دھمکیاں مل رہی ہیں، میں ان اسرائیلیوں کی بہادری اور دیانتداری سے متاثر ہوئی ہوں جنہوں نے غزہ پر بمباری کے خلاف بیانات دیئے ہیں۔
Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital and school kills over 500 Palestinians
On October 17, 2023, an airstrike on Gaza City's Al-Ahli al-Arabi Baptist Hospital and a UN-operated school resulted in at least 500 Palestinian fatalities.
Israel lauds India’s victory over Pakistan, expresses relief over no victory dedication to Hamas
Israel seizes a cricket match victory to express camaraderie with India, while intertwining geopolitics by voicing relief over Pakistan's inability to dedicate a win to Hamas.
“The death of Palestinian civilians is completely unacceptable to Russia,” says Vladimir Putin
Russian President Putin voices concerns over Gaza conflict amid recent allegations of Israel's use of white phosphorus, offering mediation as a resort to ease tensions.
Israel confirmed to be using white phosphorus bombs over Palestine, says Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch highlights grave civilian risks as verified accounts reveal Israel's use of white phosphorus in military operations in Gaza and Lebanon.
Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett voices disgust with Israel, calls for sanctions at Dáil
Irish TD Richard Boyd Barrett criticised Israeli actions in Palestine in a recent Dáil debate, diverging from usual diplomatic stances, and called for sanctions against Israel.
9 UN workers killed in Gaza airstrikes originating from Israel
Nine United Nations staff members lost their lives in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip since Saturday, as confirmed by the UN Relief and Works Agency.
UN Human Rights Council, led by Pakistan, observes silence for lives lost in Palestine
Pakistan led a moment of silence at the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, commemorating the lives lost in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere.
Hamas releases captive Israeli woman and two children amid ongoing conflict
The footage, broadcasted on Al Jazeera on Wednesday night, displayed the unidentified woman and children from behind, with presumed Hamas fighters departing post-release near what could be the Israel-Gaza border fence.
Zelenskyy likens Hamas’ tactics in Israel akin to Russian warfare in Ukraine
In a fervent appeal at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy likened Hamas' actions in Israel to Russia's aggression in Ukraine