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A vehicle carrying Israeli hostages released by Hamas from the Gaza Strip arrives at the Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP)

Hamas releases second set of hostages after hours-long delay

Prison authorities in Israel said they in turn released 39 Palestinian detainees including Israa Jaabis, sentenced to 11...

26 Nov 2023 8:49 AM IST

A member of Al-Qassam Brigades helping a hostage out of a car before handing them over to officials from the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza, ahead of their transfer to Israel. (AFP)

Hamas releases 13 Israelis, 10 Thais and one Filipino on first day of...

39 women and children detained in Israeli jails had been freed under a deal to exchange hostages seized by Hamas for...

25 Nov 2023 7:20 AM IST

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid enter the Gaza Strip via the Rafah crossing with Egypt, hours after the start of a four-day truce in battles between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants (Photo by SAID KHATIB / AFP)

Truce begins in Israel-Hamas war, sets stage for release of Gaza-held...

The halt in fighting promised some relief for Gaza's 2.3 million people, who have endured weeks of Israeli bombardment

24 Nov 2023 1:10 PM IST

MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi

Qatar Court Accepts India's Appeal Against Death Penalty To 8 Navy Men

Qatar on Friday accepted India's appeal against the death penalty served to 8 Navy veterans, according to reports. A...

24 Nov 2023 12:22 PM IST

Palestinians walk past damage on a street in the aftermath of an Israeli raid at the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Israel - Hamas war: Gaza truce and hostage release set to start

GAZA STRIP: A four-day truce in the Israel-Hamas war was set to start Friday with hostages to be released in exchange...

24 Nov 2023 9:51 AM IST

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop after cease-fire

Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu says war against Hamas will not stop...

There is a plan that would halt Israel's offensive in Gaza for several days in exchange for the release of about 50...

22 Nov 2023 11:41 AM IST

Families of Israeli hostages held by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip protest outside the ministry of defence in Tel Aviv (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP)

Israel, Hamas reach deal on four-day truce, hostage release

Israel says the attack killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and that around 240 people were taken hostage

22 Nov 2023 10:31 AM IST

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Tuesday his militant movement was nearing a truce agreement with Israel (Getty Images)

Hamas leader says close to reaching truce deal in Israel-Hamas war

Negotiators have been working to seal a deal to allow the release of around 240 mostly Israeli hostages seized on...

21 Nov 2023 11:49 AM IST

A nurse cares for prematurely born Palestinian babies that were brought from Shifa Hospital in Gaza City to the hospital in Rafah, Gaza Strip (AP Photo/Hatem Ali)

Gaza: Premature babies evacuated from besieged Shifa hospital, trauma...

A World Health Organization team that visited Shifa said most of the remaining patients had amputations, burns, or other...

20 Nov 2023 10:05 AM IST

Smoke billows during the Israeli military bombardment of the northern Gaza Strip amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Israeli military forces raid Gaza's largest hospital in operation...

Hamas has denied accusations that it uses the hospital for cover

15 Nov 2023 9:31 AM IST

Israeli military vehicles drive towards the Gaza Strip on amid the ongoing battles between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. (GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

Heavy fighting rages near Gaza hospital, people trapped inside say...

The war threatens to trigger a wider conflict, with Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon frequently trading fire...

13 Nov 2023 6:45 AM IST

This handout picture released by the Israeli army shows troops during operations in northern Gaza, amid continuing battles between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. (AFP)

Israel fights Hamas deep in Gaza and foresees control of enclave's...

Israel unleashed another wave of strikes across the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as hundreds more Palestinians fled Gaza City...

8 Nov 2023 10:15 AM IST