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Turkey's Erdogan In Talks With Hamas For Release Of Israeli Hostages: Report

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 12, 2023, Istanbul

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has launched a negotiation process with Hamas seeking the release of Israeli hostages who were kidnapped by the Palestinian militant group, an official source told AFP on Wednesday.

Nearly 100 Foreigners Killed, Several Injured In Israel After Hamas Attack

Agence France-Presse | Thursday October 12, 2023, Paris

Dozens of foreigners have been killed, injured or taken hostage during the surprise attack on Israel by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

Video: Rocket Siren Forces Him To Take Cover In Israel, UK Minister Says...

NDTV News Desk | Thursday October 12, 2023

UK Foreign Minister James Cleverly, who is on a visit to Israel to show solidarity with the country following the deadly attacks by Hamas, was forced to take shelter as a siren warning of rocket attacks went off on Wednesday.

"20,000 Indians Live In Israel, Don't Know About Any Death": Israeli Consul General

Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Mumbai

More than 20,000 Indians live in Israel but he was not aware of any Indian national getting injured or killed in the ongoing fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas members.

Egypt Warned Israel Three Days Before Hamas Attack: US Lawmaker

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Washington

Israel got a warning from Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas caught Israeli forces off-guard in a large-scale attack, the chairman of the powerful US House Foreign Affairs Committee said Wednesday.

Putin Says Need To Avoid "Expansion" Of Israel-Gaza War, Calls For Talks

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Moscow

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called for negotiations between Israeli and Palestinian forces and hoped the war, which has already killed thousands over the last five days, would not expand.

11 UN Refugee Agency Workers Killed In Israeli Air Strikes On Gaza

Reuters | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Geneva

Nine United Nations staffers working with the UN Palestinian refugee agency have been killed in air strikes on the Gaza Strip since Saturday.

US Intelligence Shows Hamas Attack On Israel Surprised Iran: Report

Reuters | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Washington

The United States has collected intelligence showing that key Iranian leaders were surprised by the unprecedented attacks on Israel by Palestinian group Hamas in Israel, the New York Times reported on Wednesday, citing American officials.

Iran Likely Aware Hamas Planned "Operations Against Israel": Report

Reuters | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Washington

Iran was likely aware that the Palestinian militant group Hamas was planning "operations against Israel" but Washington has no information for now that Tehran directed or orchestrated the devastating attack by Hamas gunmen.

Israel Army Says "Suspected Infiltration" From Lebanon, Then Cites "Error"

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 11, 2023

Even as its war with Gaza raged, the Israeli army said on Wednesday that there had been a "suspected infiltration" from Lebanon into the country's airspace. It later said there had been an error and it was looking into it, news agency AFP reported.

Sample Collected From 4.5-Billion-Year-Old Asteroid Contains Water, Carbon: NASA

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Houston

A sample of rock and dust retrieved from the asteroid Bennu contains water and carbon molecules, both building blocks for life as we know it, NASA chief Bill Nelson said Wednesday.

"Hamas Is Worse Than ISIS": Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu As War Rages On

Asian News International | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Tel Aviv

Sharing a picture of the barbaric killings carried out by the Hamas group, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, in a post on social media platform X, said that Hamas is worse than ISIS.

Sayeret Matkal, Israel's Tip Of The Spear, Preps For Hostage Rescue: Report

Edited by Debanish Achom | Wednesday October 11, 2023, New Delhi

Israel's most elite special operations force, Sayeret Matkal, is being prepped for extremely dangerous hostage-rescue missions in the Gaza Strip, British daily The Telegraph reported.

Israel Military Strength: F35s, 1,200+ Artillery Units, 7 Attack Submarines

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday October 11, 2023, New Delhi

The fierce fighting that has followed the Hamas' terror attack on Israel has brought Tel Aviv's military stores into the spotlight.

90% Of Dead In Afghanistan Earthquakes Women And Children: UNICEF

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday October 11, 2023, Herat, Afghanistan

More than 90 per cent of those killed in a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan were women and children, UNICEF said Wednesday, as fresh tremors terrorised residents of villages flattened by the disaster.