Bharat Express

Israel

Israel's military offensive against Hamas has killed at least 34,568 individuals in Gaza, mostly women and children

Israel responded by calling Petro 'anti-Semitic and hateful' and claiming that his actions amounted to an award for Hamas

The world has been appealing to the Israeli authorities for weeks to spare Rafah, but a ground operation there is on the immediate horizon

Israel's war action has come under increased scrutiny as Israeli forces have killed around 34,500 Palestinians in Gaza

Since November, Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched multiple drone and missile strikes in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, and the Gulf of Aden

Biden also expressed concerns about Israel conducting an operation in Rafah, the southern Gaza city where over one million Palestinians have sought refuge

Khandaqji was born in Nablus, an Israeli-occupied West Bank city, in 1983, and wrote short tales until his detention in 2004 at the age of 21

Israel sees recent negotiations in Tel Aviv as a last chance before a planned strike on Rafah, with progress made and Israel refusing to postpone a hostage swap

At least 380 people have been killed in Lebanon since October 7, mostly Hezbollah fighters but also 72 civilians

Yousafzai is frequently viewed with distrust in Pakistan, where critics accuse her of imposing a Western feminist and liberal political agenda on the conservative nation