Palestine

India pledged USD 2.5 million to UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Karim Amer, UNRWA Director of Partnerships in the Department of External Relations, voiced gratitude and appreciation to India for its ongoing assistance to Palestinian refugees. "This timely contribution is a strong demonstration of India's unwavering support to the… read-more

The last two of six Palestinian terrorists who tunneled out of a maximum-security Israeli jail almost two weeks ago have been busted by Israeli troops on September 18. As per the officials, two members of the Islamic Jihad militant group were arrested from a residence in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the occupied West Bank. However, all six have either been convicted or are accused of deadly acts against Israelis.

Blasts in Gaza echoed at around 1 AM, denoting that Israel launched its first strike since the coalition government emerged. According to the Hamas media, the strikes were targeted at Palestinian training camp in order to retaliate militants sending incendiary balloons to the South of Israel. So far no casualties have been reported. Besides, the truce between Israel and Palestine had been brokered and put into effect from May 21. 

Palestinians and the Israel Police were again engaged in an exchange of violence on May 21, just hours after Israel and Hamas agreed on Gaza ceasefire. Reportedly, the police were attacked by the Palestinians with stones and explosives while guarding a gate at the Al-Aqsa mosque. However, the security forces also responded with stun grenades. Notably, a similar incident in early May had caused the recently resolved 11-day Israel-Hamas war.… read-more

India comes forward to oppose the "indiscriminate rocket firing" by Hamas on Israel. A statement by India's UN Permanent Representative carefully termed Israel's firing as retaliatory strikes and stated "we reiterate our strong condemnation of all acts of violence, provocation, incitement and destruction." Further, the statement called for an "immediate de-escalation" from both sides requesting "extreme restraint, desist from actions that… read-more