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Time of India
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
'EC Acting Like Govt Stooge': Congress, TMC Blast Modi Govt After Rahul's Remarks, BJP Hits Back
Two More Israeli Soldiers Killed In Gaza Ambush; Toll Six In Two Days Amid IDF's Ongoing Onslaught Hamas has claimed responsibility for a deadly booby-trap attack in southern Gaza that killed four Israeli soldiers and injured five more, including one critically. The blast occurred on June 6 in Khan Younis after Israeli troops from the elite Yahalom engineering unit entered a building suspected of concealing tunnels and terror infrastructure. Unbeknownst to the troops, the building had been rigged with explosives. The resulting blast caused a structural collapse, killing four soldiers. 1.4K views | 9 hours ago
Time of India
a day ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Two More Israeli Soldiers Killed In Gaza Ambush; Toll Six In Two Days Amid IDF's Ongoing Onslaught
Hamas has claimed responsibility for a deadly booby-trap attack in southern Gaza that killed four Israeli soldiers and injured five more, including one critically. The blast occurred on June 6 in Khan Younis after Israeli troops from the elite Yahalom engineering unit entered a building suspected of concealing tunnels and terror infrastructure. Unbeknownst to the troops, the building had been rigged with explosives. The resulting blast caused a structural collapse, killing four soldiers. Read More
Yahoo
2 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ex hostage Liri Albag eulogizes former classmate killed soldier St. Sgt. Raver
St.-Sgt. Raver, 19, from Sde Warburg, served in the IDF's elite Yahalom unit. Former hostage Liri Albag eulogized killed soldier and former classmate St.-Sgt. Yoav Raver in an Instagram story on Friday, after his death was announced along with the deaths of three other soldiers who were all killed in the same incident in Khan Yunis. "Yoav was in my class. He's someone who does everything calmly and quietly. He always respects everyone and makes those around him feel at ease," Albag said. The four soldiers were killed when a bomb detonated, causing a building to collapse on the troops. Five soldiers were wounded in the same incident, one severely. "Yoav was the son of Lior and Gili Raver and the brother of Tamar and Omri, a graduate of Ami Asaf Educational Center. Our hearts are broken," the Drom Hasharon Regional Council said in a Facebook statement. Warr. Ofc. Gross, 33, from Gan Yoshiya, was named as another soldier killed in the explosion. The names of the two other killed soldiers were not cleared for publication. The Emek Hefer Regional Council grieved Gross's death. "Chen was the son of Irit and Adi and the brother of Mor and Raz, a graduate of Ma'ayan Regional High School in Emek Hefer. We embrace the family, friends, and residents of Gan Yoshiya with immense sorrow." Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it "a sad and difficult day," stating, "On behalf of all the citizens of Israel, my wife and I send our deepest condolences to the families of our four heroic fighters who fell in Gaza in the campaign to defeat Hamas and return our hostages." Defense Minister Israel Katz expressed his hopes for the wounded soldiers' recovery and posted on X/Twitter, "There are no words that can comfort the magnitude of the loss." He added that the soldiers acted "with strength and determination against a cruel enemy, for the security of our citizens and for the release of the kidnapped." President Isaac Herzog underscored the national pain. "The cost of war is extremely heavy. This is a time of great sorrow — but also of great commitment: To stand behind the generation of heroic warriors, to embrace the families of the fallen, and to ensure that their names and heroism are never forgotten. An entire nation is overwhelmed with grief." Opposition leader and Yesh Atid head Yair Lapid remarked, "Every Shabbat table in Israel will be quieter and sadder tonight." He extended condolences to the families of Raver and Gross, "the heroes of Israel who fell in the incident in Gaza," and wished a swift recovery to the wounded. Former prime minister Naftali Bennett acknowledged the devastation for the bereaved families. "The people of Israel grieve with you and surround you with all their love. The boys fell in action in the heart of Khan Yunis against Hamas murderers. How sad. How painful." National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir also offered his condolences and wrote in a Facebook post that he is "praying together with all the people of Israel for the recovery of the wounded." Just before Shabbat, Likud MK and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana expressed his condolences to the friends and families of those killed. Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin called the news unbearable. "I send my heartfelt condolences to the families of Warr. Ofc. Chen Gross, St.-Sgt. Yoav Raver, and the two other fighters whose names have not yet been released, and I wish a swift recovery to the soldiers wounded in the same incident.' Energy and Infrastructure Minister Eli Cohen added, 'I send my condolences to the families who lost their most precious loved ones defending the country, and wish a speedy recovery to the soldiers wounded in this difficult incident." Echoing the grief felt nationwide, Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat reflected, 'They went to fight for the country they loved so much, courageously battling on the frontlines against a cruel enemy for the security of us all." Democrats MKs, Naama Lazimi and Gilad Kariv, also sent condolences to the family and friends of the killed soldiers, noting the significance of their loss to them.
Nahar Net
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Nahar Net
Dozens of Israelis protest in support of a soldier imprisoned for refusing to fight in Gaza
by Naharnet Newsdesk 16 May 2025, 15:35 Protesters expressed Friday support for Daniel Yahalom, a reserve soldier who is serving five days in prison for refusing to participate in what he called an unjust fight. He's part of a small but growing number of Israelis who are refusing to show up for service as the war drags on and Israel intensifies its operations in Gaza. The Israeli military confirmed Yahalom was going to prison and said he was not the first to receive a prison sentence for refusing to serve during the current Israel-Hamas war. 'This boy always cares about others even before himself ... He cares about the suffering of our brothers who are dying underground, and he is willing to pay the price,' said his mother Haya Yahalom.
CBS News
06-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Northwestern University students head to D.C., plan to speak about antisemitism on campus
Northwestern University has been under the microscope of the Trump administration as the subject of an investigation for how it handled reports of antisemitism on campus in recent years. Now, some students are in Washington to speak to lawmakers and to visit the White House. The investigation is into of what the Department of Education calls "explosions of antisemitism" on college campuses in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. An initial report cited Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, which protects individuals from discrimination based on national origin and applies to schools and institutions of higher learning that receive federal funding. A total of 60 institutions of higher education were warned in March that they were under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education for possibly violating Title VI by allowing alleged antisemitic harassment and discrimination on their campuses. Meanwhile last month, red antisemitic graffiti was found sprayed on Northwestern buildings. In a letter to university community members, Northwestern President Michael Schill wrote that a group of people vandalized several buildings on the university's Evanston campus — spray-painting "antisemitic slogans and hate-filled language." Among the spray-painted messages was "Death to Israel" on the front of Kresge Hall. Students Max Schlanger and Or Yahalom said such acts leave them feeling unsafe. "You would not feel safe on campus," Schlanger said. Schlanger and Yahalom are both now in Washington, D.C. They plan to talk with lawmakers and advocate for change, along with more than a dozen other Northwestern students. "Being on this trip, we are facing social costs from our peers," said Yahalom. This also comes after an Arab dance group performed in a university dining hall, in a display by which Northwestern now says it is "shocked and appalled." The problem some students have is not with the dance, but with the shirts the group wore. The back of the shirts had the word "Palestine" in Arabic with a map and a keffiyeh over it. "To ignorantly hire a dance group which effectively has 'death to Israel' on the back of their shirts, two weeks after students or someone spray paints 'death to Israel' on the building which houses the Holocaust Education Center, is appalling," Schlanger said. Ahmad Awad is a member of the dance group, and said the dance was for Arab Heritage Month. "There was no need to bring politics into it," Awad said. He added that the group has worn the shirt for hundreds of events. Northwestern issued this statement about the performance: "The University is shocked and appalled by the performance of an outside entertainment company Tuesday night at Sargent Dining Hall, at which members of the dance company wore camouflage pants, t-shirts that superimposed a keffiyeh over the state of Israel, and waved a Palestinian flag as part of an Arab American Heritage observance. The company was hired by the University's independent dining vendor, Compass, which did not share details of the proposed performance with the University in advance. "Northwestern unequivocally disapproves of Compass' poor judgment in allowing this performance to occur while our students were eating dinner. Dinner should be a time of relaxation, sustenance, and community, not a time for unwelcome and inappropriate political expression. "At the University's request, Compass has removed its team members who led their Northwestern operations and their campus marketing function. In addition, the University has placed an administrator who oversees the residential dining program on leave. "Northwestern is examining all of its legal remedies under its contract with Compass. "The University apologizes to any student who encountered the performance and was made to feel uncomfortable." Awad said he does not believe such actions were warranted. "It really is unfortunate that she was removed from the position because she doesn't deserve that," he said. As for the students in D.C., they are headed to the White House on Tuesday for a national news conference. Michael Kaminsky, a DePaul University student, will also speak at the news conference — he was injured in an antisemitic attack. "It's just going to do more to remedy the situation," Schlanger said.
