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Israel-Hamas war LIVE updates The second batch of 235 Indian nationals, including two infants, were safely evacuated on Friday. MoS MEA Rajkumar Ranjan Singh received the Indian nationals at the airport. India launched 'Operation Ajay' on Thursday to facilitate the return of those who wish to return home following brazen attacks by Hamas militants on Israeli towns on 7 October.

Israel as tensions flared between the country and the Palestinian militant group Hamas. India initiated 'Operation Ajay' on Thursday, with the primary objective of facilitating the return of Indian nationals affected by the recent attacks on Israeli towns by Hamas militants from Gaza.

Israel-Hamas war enters 6th day, India begins Operation Ajay, over 1,400 killed in Gaza attack Read all the LIVE updates on Israel-Hamas war here 1. Tens of thousands in Gaza are estimated to have fled south after Israel gave Palestinians 24 hours' notice to evacuate from the enclave's north before an expected ground offensive. Prior to the evacuation order, more than 400,000 Palestinians had been internally displaced due to the hostilities.

AP reported.However, there were no signs that the US was attempting to deter an anticipated Israeli ground incursion into Gaza, a move that could exacerbate the humanitarian plight of the 2.3 million Palestinians confined within the besieged area. Read all the LIVE updates here.Acknowledging Israel's right to self-defence in the face of Hamas' attacks of "unprecedented brutality," Russian President Vladimir Putin emphasised the "creation of an independent Palestine state with East Jerusalem as its capital" to resolve the issue, TASS reported.Russia proceeds "from the postulate, a negotiated solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has no alternatives," said Putin while speaking at the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) summit here on Friday.

Investing.com — From near the jaws of $1,700 an ounce, gold bulls are back to $1,900 safety, after the Middle East’s latest crisis led to a huge leap Friday that topped a week of incredible price swings in the yellow metal.

Israel-Hamas war news: At least 13 Israelis and foreign hostages were killed in the airstrikes by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) on the Gaza Strip as per the militant arms Hamas. The hostages were part of around 150 Israeli and foreign nationals who were taken hostage by Hamas after their brutal assault on Israel on Saturday. Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas released a statement informing about the death of 13 hostages in the airstrikes by Israel Defence Forces (IDF).

Israel arrived back in Kathmandu in the wee hours of Friday, the Government of Nepal has announced to make further arrangements to bring back citizens from Israel. A Nepal Airlines wide-body aircraft, which flew to Tel Aviv on Thursday morning to bring back the Nepali students, landed in Kathmandu at around 3 am (Local Time) on Friday. Leading the rescue mission, NP Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Himalayan Nation announced the arrival of 254 students in the first batch of evacuation while 249 still wait back in Israel for airlift. «The Nepal Embassy in Tel Aviv had earlier registered Nepali citizens who wanted to be located in safer areas and those wanting to return back to Nepal. Till now a total of 557 Nepali citizens have registered themselves, of which 503 wanted to return to Nepal and of them a total of 254 students have been evacuated under the first phase of evacuation efforts,» said Saud while addressing media persons here at the airport on Friday morning. «Currently in Tel Aviv commercial flights are commencing on a daily basis.

Virgin Australia has told staff it has offered to help get Australian citizens out of Israel if they want to leave, after the transport minister sought help from airlines and Qantas pledged to add two flights starting on Friday.

Israel on Thursday with the scheduled departure of two Canadian evacuation flights and as more countries say they will also work to evacuate citizens after a deadly Hamas attack on Saturday.The departures list at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport has two Canadian Air Force flights scheduled for 2:30 p.m. and 7 p.m.

Hundreds of people were evacuated from their homes in Argentina’s central Córdoba province on Tuesday as wildfires grew amid an intense heat wave.

K P Energy has bagged an order for setting up Balance of Plant of 23.1 MW wind energy project from Aditya Birla Renewables. However, the company did not disclose the value of the order.

train derailment incident that claimed four lives and injured over seventy people in Bihar's Buxar district yesterday, Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha expressed grief and said an investigation into the cause of the mishap is underway. Speaking to about the incident, Sinha said, «It is a very unfortunate incident, my thoughts and prayers are with the people who lost their lives. I offer my condolences to the bereaved families.

Jaideep Kaur (30) and her husband Mohit Randhawa (32), an IITian, found themselves in an unexpected and frightening situation as they faced the relentless wail of sirens in Israel. The couple, who had been married since 2020, never anticipated such a situation until the recent events that unfolded.

A third Canadian has died in Israel following a weekend attack by the militant group Hamas, her family said in a statement shared Wednesday at a press conference by an Ottawa Jewish group.

Kansas became the 10th state in the nation Wednesday to require two-person railroad crews over the objections of the freight railroads, but the industry may challenge the rule in court as it has in other states like Ohio

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says flights will begin to help Canadians depart Tel Aviv, Israel, by the end of the week with the help of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).

Reuters. BA Flight 165 on its final descent into Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport was diverted back to Heathrow airport after the pilot didn’t felt safe enough to land as there were sirens going off. “Safety is always our highest priority and we've taken the decision to return our Tel Aviv flight to Heathrow," the Reuters report quoted a spokesperson for British Airways as saying.

TCS on Wednesday said it has 250 staffers in Israel and stressed that the ongoing conflict will not have any major impact on its business. The company said it is in constant touch with all staffers, and at present, the focus is their safety and to look at how they help the communities they live in. It has initiated business continuity plans wherever necessary to ensure that the customers do not get impacted, TCS Chief Operating Officer N Ganapathy Subramaniam told reporters, adding that it does not expect any major impact of the war on its business.

Gaza Strip neighbourhood by neighbourhood Tuesday, reducing buildings to rubble and sending people scrambling to find safety in the tiny, sealed-off territory now suffering severe retaliation for the deadly weekend attack by Hamas militants. Humanitarian groups pleaded for the creation of corridors to get aid into Gaza and warned that hospitals overwhelmed with wounded people were running out of supplies. Israel has stopped entry of food, fuel and medicines into Gaza, and the sole remaining access from Egypt shut down Tuesday after airstrikes hit near the border crossing.

Also Read: Israel-Hamas War LIVE Updates: Palestinians struggle for safety as Israel pounds sealed-off Gaza Strip Here are some of the major milestones in its recent history. 1948 - End of British rule As British colonial rule came to an end in Palestine in the late 1940s, violence intensified between Jews and Arabs, culminating in war between the newly created State of Israel and its Arab neighbors in May 1948. Tens of thousands of Palestinians took refuge in Gaza after fleeing or being driven from their homes.

Sikkim to assess damages. The central team members — power ministry director RK Meena, jal shakti executive engineer Sashwat Rai and SSDMA director Prabhakar Rai — flew by helicopter from Burtuk airport for north Sikkim. The Indian Army said: «Displaying great synergy, 2,426 stranded tourists and civilians were evacuated through the composite foot crossing created over Teesta by the united effort of BRO, Army, ITBP and other government agencies.» The second day of the air evacuation process began on Tuesday.