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Jihadi boot camp delivers 17,000 teen fighters

Jihadi boot camp delivers 17,000 teen fighters

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

Gazan youth to become part of a group called the "Vanguard of Liberation".

Abducted Israeli teens found dead in West Bank

Abducted Israeli teens found dead in West Bank

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

Israel has found the bodies of the three missing teenagers buried in a grave in southern West Bank, just over two weeks after their kidnapping allegedly by Hamas, and vowed to make the Islamist movement pay for their deaths.

Israel loses its heroic sheen

Israel loses its heroic sheen

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Israel is no longer the valiant and beleaguered underdog, but increasingly seen as an increasingly arrogant oppressor seeking to crush another old nation under its jackboots, says Mohan Guruswamy.

Israel has been arming Pakistan with hi-tech gear

Israel has been arming Pakistan with hi-tech gear

Rediff.com11 Jun 2013

The report released by Britain's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which deals with British government permits for arms and security equipment exports, said besides Pakistan, Israel has exported military equipment to Egypt, Algeria, the United Arab Emirates and Morocco.

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

10 Shows To Watch During Lockdown

Rediff.com28 Apr 2020

Aseem Chhabra lists his 10 favourite non-Indian shows streaming in India -- classics as well as recent shows.

US re-stocks Israeli war machinery

US re-stocks Israeli war machinery

Rediff.com31 Jul 2014

Shortly after it condemned the shelling of a United Nations-operated school in Gaza that killed at least 20 people and injured 90 others, the United States said that it has restocked Israel's supplies of grenades and mortar rounds.

Israel resumes Gaza strikes, Indian-origin soldier killed

Israel resumes Gaza strikes, Indian-origin soldier killed

Rediff.com27 Jul 2014

Israel on Sunday resumed its military offensive on Gaza after Hamas militants continued to fire rockets rejecting a 24-hour humanitarian truce requested by the UN as the 20-day conflict killed 1,050 Palestinians and 46 Israelis, including an Indian-origin soldier.

Gaza toll passes 300 as UN chief rushes to Middle East

Gaza toll passes 300 as UN chief rushes to Middle East

Rediff.com19 Jul 2014

Stepping up its offensive, Israeli military killed 26 Palestinians, including eight members of a family, in overnight raids on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, taking the death toll to more than 300 in the 12-day long conflict that has displaced thousands.

Israel warns Gazans to flee as military campaign intensifies

Israel warns Gazans to flee as military campaign intensifies

Rediff.com16 Jul 2014

Israel on Wednesday stepped up its offensive in Gaza, asking 100,000 Palestinians to flee their homes and threatening ground operations, as the death toll in the airstrikes climbed to 208 with tensions escalating following failed Egyptian cease-fire efforts.

Gaza truce collapses, Israeli solider abducted

Gaza truce collapses, Israeli solider abducted

Rediff.com1 Aug 2014

Massive Israeli shelling killed at least 50 people in the Hamas-ruled Gaza following the collapse of a 72-hour ceasefire shortly after it began on Friday, while two of its soldiers were killed and another was abducted by Palestinian militant groups.

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

Rediff.com29 Apr 2015

'Vietnam has become an adjective as well as a verb -- the Americans, for instance, were driven by the passion to do a 'Vietnam' on the Soviet Union when that country invaded Afghanistan in 1979.'

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