Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday (June 15) pledged to stick to his war goals in the Gaza Strip, just hours after eight Israeli soldiers were killed in a blast in the Gaza.

Gaza war: Netanyahu pledges to stick to 'war goals' after eight soldiers were killed in Rafah

The Israeli military has identified all eight soldiers who were killed in the Gaza Strip's Rafah on Saturday (June 15). The soldiers, all members of a combat engineering unit, were in an armoured carrier that was hit by an explosion that detonated engineering material being carried on the vehicle, apparently in contravention of standard practice.

Gaza war: IDF identifies all eight soldiers killed in Rafah's Tel al-Sultan

The United States (US) military is preparing to temporarily remove its humanitarian pier Trident off the coast of Gaza due to anticipated sea conditions, the news agency Reuters reported early Saturday (June 15) citing an official.

Israel-Hamas war: 'US preparing to temporarily remove Gaza pier due to...'

A pro-Palestinian student group at Canada’s McGill University has sparked outrage after sharing an image of armed individuals and called for participation in a “revolutionary youth summer program”.

Canadian university condemns ‘alarming’ image of armed fighters shared by pro-Palestinian student protesters

Nine months after 26-year-old Noa Argamani was abducted by Hamas from a music festival-turned-killing field in southern Israel, she returned at a Tel Aviv hospital to see her terminally ill mother.

Israeli hostage Noa Argamani rescued just in time to see her terminally ailing mother

Narendra Modi will be sworn in as India's prime minister for a third consecutive time on Sunday (June 9). The grand event will be held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan at 7.

Morning brief: Modi to be sworn in as Indian PM for third time today, and more

The Israeli military said on Saturday (Jun 8) that its troops had rescued four Israeli hostages alive from Gaza after a "complex daytime operation". The military said that the rescue was made at two separate locations in the area of al-Nuseirat and the hostages were in "good medical condition".

Israeli Army says four hostages rescued in central Gaza in 'good medical condition'

Israeli justice officials said on Wednesday (June 5) that the country was phasing out the use of military-run detention camps for Palestinians captured during the Gaza war where rights groups have alleged there has been abuse of inmates.

Gaza war: Israel phasing out use of military-run detention camps for captured Palestinians

Experts warned on Tuesday (June 4) that a famine was possibly underway in the northern region of the Gaza Strip but the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas and restrictions on humanitarian access have impeded the data collection to prove it.

Israel-Hamas war: Experts warn famine possibly underway in northern Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has deemed US President Joe Biden's Gaza proposal for a truce as 'partial', as per a government spokesman David Mencer quoted by AFP news agency.

Netanyahu deems Biden’s Gaza proposal ‘partial’ but says plan can kick off without full agreement

Thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets in the Israeli city of Tel Aviv, on Saturday (Jun 1) and called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government to work on the deal to release hostages held by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Gaza after the October 7 attack.

‘Biden save them from Netanyahu’: 120,000 rally in Tel Aviv against Israeli govt, demand hostage deal

Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant announced on Sunday (June 2) that Israel would not tolerate Hamas continuing its governance of Gaza at any point during the war's resolution process.

Israel exploring governing alternatives to Hamas in Gaza, Netanyahu aide says Biden’s plan accepted

Mediators of the Gaza war on Saturday (June 1) urged Israel and Hamas to finalise the peace plan shared by United States (US) President Joe Biden. Since the war began in October last year, the US, Egypt, and Qatar have for months been seeking to mediate an end to the war, but a deal has proven elusive.

Gaza war: Mediators urge Israel and Hamas to finalise US President Biden's peace plan

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday (May 31) that the Gaza war would not end until the "elimination" of Hamas's capacity to govern and make war.

After offering Gaza peace roadmap, Netanyahu says war will not end until 'elimination' of Hamas

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is facing increasing pressure from his war cabinet as Israel's assault on Gaza continues. Many believe that he is not doing enough for Israel. On Wednesday, war cabinet observer MK Gadi Eisenkot accused Netanyahu of failing Israel in matters of both security and economy. He urged that elections be held by the end of the year, delivering a stark indictment of the war-time govt he is part of. Has Netanyahu lost his balance? Has personal political survival become more important for the Israeli Prime Minister than Israel itself?

Gravitas: Has Netanyahu lost the balance? Political survival more important for Bibi than country?

The five-week long hush money trial against former US President Donald Trump completed its concluding arguments and the verdict may be out soon. Across the world, people are expressing their outrage over Israel's attack on Rafah, where over a million Palestinians displaced due to ongoing war have been lodged.

Morning brief: Israel's assault brings 'all eyes on Rafah'; Trump hush money trial; and more

Norway, Ireland, and Spain have formally recognized the state of Palestine, joining over 140 of the 193 UN member countries. Norway’s Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide, told our diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal, “It is the right thing to do at the right time.” Eide highlighted that India had recognized Palestine in the 1980s, a move Norway emulated last week. This recognition marks a significant diplomatic shift and reinforces Palestine's status on the international stage at the time when Israel Gaza situation continues to deteriorate.

Norway FM Espen Barth Eide speaks on Palestinian statehood

Palestine recognition: Norway FM Espen Barth Eide speaks to WION

Amid growing uproar over the war in Gaza, Harvard University on Tuesday (May 28) said that it would now avoid taking a position on matters that are not "relevant to the core function of the university" as it accepted the recommendations of a faculty committee that urged the varsity to reduce its messages on the prevailing matters of the day.

Harvard steps back on taking position on politically turbulent matters

Spain, Ireland and Norway formally recognised a Palestinian state on Tuesday (May 28) in a coordinated decision slammed by Israel as a "reward" for Hamas, more than seven months into the devastating Gaza war. Watch in for more details!

EU states announce formal recognition of Palestinian state

Spain, Norway & Ireland formally recognise Palestinian state

Egypt confirms that one of its soldiers was killed in a “shooting incident” near the border with the Gazan city of Rafah, on Monday (May 27) seemingly confirming reports of a firefight between Egyptian and Israeli forces amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Palestinian enclave.

Egypt confirms soldier killed amid reports of firefight with Israeli troops on Gaza border

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Gaza war: Hamas says it captured Israeli soldiers in Jabalia; IDF denies claims

Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades said that it launched a "big missile" attack on Tel Aviv on Sunday (May 26). The Israeli military sounded sirens in the central city warning of possible incoming rockets, which were fired at central Israel for the first time in four months.

Gaza war: Hamas armed wing launches ‘big missile’ attack on Tel Aviv

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