In a key step in delivery of the Illegal Migration Act, the UK government plans to add India and Georgia to a list of safe states to speed up the process of returning people who have travelled from either country illegally.
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Hamas has 180 hostages, Palestine Islamic Jihad 40 and other groups 20
The Military Intelligence of Israel and the Israeli Security Agency (ISA) have roughly estimated that the Hamas was holding 180 hostages kidnapped on October 7.
150 underground Hamas sites struck in air operations: IDF
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Saturday said that it has destroyed 150 underground tunnel structures of Hamas. The IDF in a statement said its tanks are inside Gaza Strip since Friday night.
Indian national gets 16 years in jail for raping student in Singapore
Chinnaiah Karthik, a 26-year-old cleaner, pleaded guilty on Friday to a charge of aggravated rape for his attack on the woman at about 1.30 am on May 4 in Kranji, a suburb in northwestern Singapore.
In a first, India votes against UNGA resolution backing Palestine; it didn't condemn Hamas terror
India's opposition to the resolution on Friday was because it failed to condemn Hamas for its terrorist attack and the Assembly rejected an amendment supported by New Delhi that would have named the terror group.
Palestine Red Cross allege Israel of cutting off landlines, internet and cellular communications
The Palestine Red Cross Society (PRCS) have in a statement on Friday late night (Israeli Ty) said that they have completely lost contact with the operations room in Gaza Strip and all three teams operating there.
Kamala Harris assures full support to bring back hostages taken from Israel
The US Vice-President Kamala Harris has promised the families of the missing persons and hostages of Hamas that the US government was doing everything possible to bring them back.
Hamas preventing Gaza residents from evacuation, says IDF
The IDF spokesmen confirmed that they had appealed to the people in the Gaza Strip to evacuate only to understand that the Hamas teleosts had blocked the access routes to Southern strip.
Israeli intelligence, IDF arrest 60 persons for links with Hamas
Israeli intelligence agency Shin Bet and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have conducted joint raids starting Wednesday night that resulted in the arrest of 60 persons on charges of affiliation to Hamas.
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah makes first statement since start of conflict
Hezbollah's Al-Manar television network published a handwritten letter Wednesday purported to have been written by the organisation's Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah, media reported.
IDF, Shin Bet eliminate Hamas commander in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Wednesday said that in a joint operation with the Shin Bet intelligence agency, it killed Hamas commander Taysir Mubashir in Khan Younis, a city in the southern Gaza Strip.
Released Israeli hostage lashes out at intelligence agency, IDF
Speaking to reporters outside Tel Aviv's Ichilov Hospital where she is being treated, Lifshitz said, "I didn't think we would reach this situation. They went wild. They blew up the fence we built for two-and-a-half billion dollars.
Putin spotted with ‘scar on his throat’ after being ‘resuscitated’: Report
A video of Russian President Vladimir Putin has been fuelling speculation about his health after eagle-eyed observers noticed a scar on his neck, the media reported.
US concerned Israel lacks achievable goals for Gaza ground offensive
US President Joe Biden's administration is reportedly concerned that Israel lacks achievable military goals for its operations in Gaza, leading US officials to believe that the Jewish nation's military is not yet ready for a ground incursion, Times of Israel reported.
Macron arrives in Israel, to meet families of those killed in Hamas attack
French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday on a one-day visit during which he will meet families of the victims who died in the October 7 Hamas attack, as well as those taken as hostages in Gaza.
Massacre of Hindus by Rohingya in Myanmar could be 'international crime': UN investigator
The massacre of 99 Hindus by a Rohingya group in Myanmar could qualify as an international crime, according to the UN official carrying out investigations of serious human rights violations there.
Hamas releases two Israeli women hostages
An Israeli military spokesman in a statement on Monday confirmed the release of the two women, identified as Nurit Cooper (80) and Yocheved Lifshitz (85), to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
'Hamas offered apartment, $10,000 cash to militants for bringing hostage to Gaza'
Hamas was offering $10,000 in cash and an apartment to its militants for bringing a hostage to Gaza, an Israeli security agency has said, citing the revelations made during interrogation by arrested militants of Hamas' Nukhba force.
Airstrikes in Gaza destroy 320 Hamas targets: Israeli intelligence
In a joint statement on Monday, the Shin Bet intelligence agency and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that airstrikes have destroyed 320 Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip.
Bringing hostages back home is my top priority: Israeli President
Israeli President Isaac Herzog said his main priority was to bring back home the hostages who were taken captive by the Hamas after the militant group launched its massive assault against the Jewish nation on October 7.
Hamas leader called a 'mastermind' lives in London, is UK national
An apparently fairly important leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, Muhammad Qassem Sawalha, lives in London in a flat he bought from the local Barnet Council.
US holding back Israel from strike against Hezbollah in Lebanon
However, it is also facing strong opposition from the US not to attack Hezbollah in Lebanon, which fears a two-front war will risk igniting a major regional conflict, The Guardian reported.
Hostage crisis: 'Waiting for my son Omar,' says Malki
“We were happy and a peaceful family when all of this happened, suddenly. Omar along with few of his friends had gone to attend the world famous Nova Music Festival at the Gaza border,” Malki told IANS.
'Want them back': Demonstrators in Tel Aviv seek release of hostages by Hamas
Hundreds of Israelis including men, women and children were seen demonstrating on streets of Tel Aviv on Saturday urging people across to the globe to help in bringing back those who have been held hostage by Hamas since October 7.
US sends arms & ammunition to Israel; 45th cargo plane loaded with weapons lands
US had hastened pouring arms and ammunition into Israel since the war-time visit of President Joe Biden to Tel Aviv with 45 cargo planes loaded with armaments dispatched to reach the strife torn country.