Israel-Hamas Conflict
The US warship shot down three Houthi rebels’ drones headed in the ship’s direction in the Red Sea on Dec 04. As per US Central Command, Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer USS CARNEY responded to distress calls from the ships, provided assistance. The attacks marked an escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war. For the first time in the conflict, multiple vessels found themselves in the crosshairs of a single Houthi’s assault. US Central Command condemned the attack and called it a “direct threat to international commerce, maritime security”. While, the US believed that these attacks launched by the Houthis in the Red Sea from Yemen, were fully “enabled by Iran”. Yemen's Houthi Rebels claimed that drone and missile attacks were on “two Israeli vessels” in the southern Red Sea
04 December,2023 02:40 PM IST | Mumbai
IDF released footage of the Israeli Navy’s Hebrew YALTAM unit’s underwater mission on November 13. In a major development, YALTAM recovered weapons left behind by Hamas terrorists in the sea from the Oct 7 onslaught. YALTAM scuba forces scanned the seabed in recent days, finding firearms, explosive devices, ammunition, and rubber dinghies. The weapons were brought to the coast where they were later destroyed by the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite Yahalom unit. The commander of the unit stated that the weapons were found underwater after an infiltration attempt by Hamas into Israel at Zikim beach. Notably, IDF continues its operations to neutralise Hamas’ weapons that might harm the civilians.
14 November,2023 12:27 PM IST | Mumbai
By intensifying its ground operations, Israel Defense Forces are wreaking havoc in the Hamas ruled Gaza Strip. With tanks and troops, IDF stepped up its offensive in the Israel-Hamas Conflict and now the Israeli military has reached inside Hamas tunnels. IDF released a video in which army men can be seen using excavators to dig into Hamas tunnel structures underground. In the video, the interior of the Hamas tunnel was also shown, which has been described as ‘spider’s web’. Reuters cited its sources claiming that Hamas has around 40,000 militants, who are fighting IDF in Gaza. They can move around the enclave using a vast web of fortified tunnels, hundreds of kilometers long up to 80 meters deep. Notably, IDF have found tunnels near various public facilities including schools, amusement parks, hospitals. Over a month of deadly war between Israel and Hamas, the locals of Gaza and Israel have suffered a lot. The Oct 07 surprise attack by Hamas on Israel took the lives of around 1,400 innocent civilians. On the other hand, the Gazan death toll has surpassed 9,000 after Israel initiated its retaliatory plan.
10 November,2023 05:33 PM IST
Israel on attacking spree; after Hamas, watch how IDF destroyed two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces are continuously attacking various terror hideouts of Hezbollah and Hamas. In the early hours of Oct 23, Israeli aircraft pounded two Hezbollah cells in Lebanon. The Israeli military said that they were planning to launch anti-tank missiles and rockets towards Israel. Without providing details, Hezbollah said that one of its “fighters” was also killed, as per Reuters’ report. Since Hamas’ “surprise” attack on Oct 07, Israel and Hezbollah have been trading fire at the frontier. It is the worst escalation along the Israeli-Lebanese border since 2006 war between Hezbollah and Israel. IDF’s Spokesperson Jonathan Conricus has also said that Hezbollah is dragging Lebanon into a war. Thousands of people have lost their lives since the war between Hamas and Israel began on Oct 07.
23 October,2023 04:06 PM IST | Mumbai
In a major setback for Hamas terror group, the Israel Air Force destroyed the militants’ headquarters in Gaza. IDF also destroyed a bank used to fund the Hamas terrorist group as a part of high-scale retaliation. Israeli forces are on a killing spree in Gaza as various leaders of the terror group have been killed in 10 days. IDF also destroyed various terrorists’ hideouts in Gaza as part of Israel's high–scale retaliation. Thousands of missiles have been fired at different locations in Gaza in order to neutralise the terrorists. In a major blow to Hamas, another senior leader was neutralized by IAF and ISA on Oct 17. IDF killed Osama Mazini, the head of the Shura Council of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Prior to this, the Israeli Air Force neutralised the National Security’s Commander of Hamas, Muetaz Eid on Oct 15. So far, Israeli Air Force's fighter jets demolished over 250 military targets in the Gaza Strip. According to Gaza Health Ministry, 2,750 Palestinians were killed, and 9,700 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Oct 07.
17 October,2023 05:18 PM IST | Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, during his election rally, said " Congress Model Means "Corruption", "Nepotism", and vote bank politics which has "ruined" Gujarat and the entire country.
24 November,2022 07:36 PM IST | Mumbai
Watch Vidya Balan in an exclusive interview to Mid-Day as her film 'Sherni' releases on Amazon Prime on June 18. Vidya Balan talks about feminism, destroying patriarchy and how director Amit V Masurkar challenged her to perform realistic acting in the film.
18 June,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
The Islamic State group have released a video that shows militants smashing artefacts at the ancient Assyrian city of Nimrud in northern Iraq before blowing up the site. Video courtesy: AFP
13 April,2015 12:45 PM IST
Thousands of people gathered in Nagpur city to celebrate the 130-year old Kali Marbat festival where devotees take out a procession of effigies meant to represent evil forces and eventually burn it.
14 September,2015 12:23 PM IST
Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Wednesday commissioned naval warship INS Kochi, the stealth guided missile destroyer, at the Naval Dockyard in Mumbai. The warship is designed by the Navy's in-house organisation, Directorate of Naval Design, and it is constructed by Mazagon Dock Ship builders Ltd in Mumbai.
30 September,2015 07:09 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
