Israel Palestine Conflict 2023

Why Osama bin Laden’s ‘Letter to America’ is being endorsed by young Americans on TikTok

A year after the 9/11 attacks, Osama bin Laden in a document titled ‘Letter to America’ condemned the US support for Israel and accused Americans of aiding the ‘oppression’ of Palestinians. Earlier in the week, videos about the letter were posted on TikTok and X with many endorsing it

Babies dying, bodies rotting: Inside Gaza’s largest hospital which has stopped functioning

The Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City has run out of fuel and medicines. Newborns are dying, and with incubators shut off, the lives of many babies in intensive care are in danger. Thousands are trapped inside the facility and several corpses lie unattended

How world’s oldest Christian community in Gaza is on brink of extinction

Palestine’s Gaza and the West Bank are home to the oldest Christian community in the world. Today, there are only 800 to 1,000 left in Gaza, a sharp drop from the registered 3,000 three years ago in 2007

Ongoing war costing economy some $600 million per week: Bank of Israel

This cost is attributed to factors such as the mobilisation of reserve soldiers, the evacuation of residents in affected areas, and the closure of the education system, which has made it challenging for parents to work.

Why Gaza civilians are holding white flags as they flee Israeli assault

As Israeli troops and Hamas operatives fight in Gaza City, thousands of ordinary Palestinians are fleeing south on foot. They are seen holding white flags and identity cards. What do the flags signify?

One month of Israel-Hamas war: How it began, where it is going

One month since the dastardly 7 October Hamas attack on Israel, the war continues to escalate. Even as the US is pushing for a pause in fighting, Israeli forces are inching closer to Gaza City, the largest in Palestine

Israel-Hamas conflict is an extension of Ukraine crisis: We may be closer to World War III than we think

Hamas’ act of terrorism in Israel has pushed the polarising Ukraine discourse forward. The world today is far more divided between the American and Chinese camps than it was before Ukraine

How Israel’s ground offensive is unfolding in Gaza and what we can expect next

Israeli military tanks have entered Gaza but not the main city yet. The Israeli forces rescued a woman soldier kidnapped by Hamas and they claim to have killed several militants. However, they appear to be proceeding with caution. Here’s why

Why India has not designated Hamas as a terrorist organisation

Israeli ambassador to India Naor Gilon has that it was time for New Delhi to declare Hamas as a terrorist organisation. While India has condemned the 7 October attack, it has refrained from mentioning the Palestinian group. But why?

Biden says India-Middle East-Europe Corridor reason for Hamas attack: What is it?

As the Israel-Hamas war continues to rage on, Joe Biden has said that the Palestinian militant group attacked the former owing to the progress being made on the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor. This corridor, announced during the G20 Summit, seeks to connect India to Europe via West Asia