"Israel will, from now on, act against Hamas with increasing military strength," Netanyahu's office said.
Pakistan chief selector Iqbal Qasim has advised Younis Khan to concentrate on his individual performance in the coming matches as it was imperative for the captain to lead by example.
Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Sunday made a desperate plea to all the cricketing nations to resume tours to his country and stressed that cricket should be kept away from politics.
Pakistan have axed senior batsman Younis Khan for next month's One-day series against Australia in the United Arab Emirates as they announced their ODI and Twenty20 squads on Wednesday.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan has heaped praise on Junaid Khan, saying the young left-arm pacer has the traits of becoming someone like legendary seamer Wasim Akram.
Pakistan must concentrate on controlling England's Ashes heroes in the forthcoming cricket series, says Pakistan vice-captain Younis Khan.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan will join one-day captain Shahid Afridi and head coach Waqar Younis in testifying before the ICC anti-corruption tribunal in Doha next week.
Younis Khan notched his 17th Test hundred to guide Pakistan to a draw against South Africa on the final day of the first Test in Dubai, on Tuesday. Set 451 for victory after the visitors declared their second innings on 318 for two, Younus stroked an unbeaten 131 as Pakistan lost just one wicket on the fifth day to reach 343 for three.
The Pakistan vice captain is confident his team needs just one good match to recover from the devastating 4-1 one-day series loss to India.
Younis Khan on Thursday made it clear to the Pakistan Cricket Board that he would withdraw his resignation from the captain's post only if he is retained at the helm till the 2011 World Cup.
Embattled Pakistan captain Younis Khan on Wednesday said he will not quit the job to oblige detractors running a campaign against him following the team's humiliating Test and ODI series defeats in Sri Lanka. Younis said it is true that the team had not performed well in Sri Lanka but asserted that the team is still capable of winning the ICC Champions Trophy next month.
The duo have aggregated 1372 runs in just nine innings - in which they have batted together against India - at a mind blowing average of 171.50.
Half centuries from the two batsman proved crucial as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka by 33 runs in the Super Eight match at the Twenty20 World Cup.
Younis Khan smashed an unbeaten double hundred and Asad Shafiq helped himself to his maiden Test century before regular strikes put Pakistan on course for a win in the first Test against Bangladesh on Sunday.
Younis Khan's return to the Pakistan team got prolonged after chief selector Iqbal Qasim made it clear that the former captain will not be send for the final Test against Australia starting January 14 instead he will be considered for the forthcoming ODI series Down Under.
An unbeaten century by Younis Khan, the first of the series, took Pakistan to a superb position as they piled on a 180-run lead at the close of the second day of the third Test against England Saturday.
Anguished and perplexed by the stinging criticism he faced after Pakistan's semi-final loss in the ICC Champions Trophy, Younis Khan says a feeling of being betrayed by people in the echelon of power pushed him into resigning from captaincy.
Unbeaten centuries by Shan Masood and Younis Khan kept Pakistan on course for a landmark victory in the series-deciding third and final Test against Sri Lanka, in Pallekele, on Monday. Set a challenging target of 377 runs, the tourists recovered from a shaky 13 for 2 to move to 230 without further loss by stumps on a rain-free fourth day.
Already out of the opening match, Pakistan captain Younis Khan could end up missing his team's entire group stage campaign of the Champions Trophy in South Africa due to a hand injury.
Former captain Younis Khan has been left out of Pakistan's Test and One-day squads for the tour of England despite being eligible for international cricket again after having an indefinite ban for ill-discipline overturned.
India will play a one-off ODI against India in Scotland next month.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) put an end to the international careers of former captains Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan besides imposing a one-year ban on Shoaib Malik in the wake of the team's disastrous tour of Australia.
Younis Khan hit 313 and Kamran Akmal chipped in with an unbeaten century to help Pakistan achieve a record total as the first Test against Sri Lanka ended in a predictable draw on Wednesday. The hosts declared at a mammoth 765 for six on the fifth day before Sri Lanka finished on 144 for five, a lead of 23.
Hamas on Thursday, February 20, 2025, handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages held in Gaza since the war broke out.
Former captain and senior batsman Younis Khan caused a stir in the Pakistan cricket circles by openly suggesting that he is not happy with the behavior of Test captain Misbah-ul-Haq and head coach Waqar Younis.
With a packed four-month long cricketing schedule awaiting Pakistan, captain Younis Khan and his deputy Shahid Afridi have cleared their misunderstanding in a meeting in Karachi, sources said on Friday.
Following Pakistan's early exit from the Champions Trophy, former players have expressed their opinions, ranging from calls for bilateral series against India to criticism of the IPL.
Former Pakistan captain Younis Khan is likely to return to international cricket from his self declared short exile during the forthcoming One-day series against Australia.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Monday, rejected Younis Khan's resignation and named him skipper of the national team until the 2011 World Cup, bringing an end to the uncertainty surrounding the captaincy following match-fixing allegations.
With the Kiwis upsetting their Champions Trophy title dream, Pakistan skipper Younis Khan says his New Zealand counterpart Daniel Vettori was the difference between the two teams in Saturday's second semi-final.
Former captain Younis Khan and fast bowler Umar Gul have returned to the Pakistan cricket squad for the two-match Test series against the West Indies, starting next week.
Younis Khan and Misbah-ul-Haq steadied the Pakistan second innings with an unbroken 113-run stand after their team appeared to be heading for a heavy defeat by losing three quick wickets in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Dubai on Friday.
Younis Khan became Pakistan's all-time leading run scorer in Test cricket and Shoaib Malik scored his first century in almost six years, as the home side posted 286-4 at the end of the opening day of the first Test against England in Abu Dhabi.
Younus Khan's prolific bat continued to torment Australia as he struck his third successive Test hundred to put Pakistan in a commanding position on Day 1 of the second and final Test, in Abu Dhabi, on Thursday. The former captain, whose twin centuries in the first Test secured Pakistan's 221-run victory in Dubai, extended his red hot form to hit an unbeaten 111 and helped Pakistan to a strong 304 for two wickets at the close.
Younis Khan scored an epic unbeaten 171 to guide Pakistan to their highest successful run chase and a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the third Test in Pallekele on Tuesday. It enabled the tourists clinch the three-match series by a 2-1 margin.
Sources in the Pakistan team in Bangalore told PTI on Thursday night that efforts were being made by the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board and the team management to convince Younis to change his mind.
PCB chairman Ejaz Butt has not ruled out the possibility of former captains, Mohammad Yousuf and Younis Khan returning to the national team for the Test series against England next month.
Australia broke Pakistan's dangerous third-wicket partnership to reduce the tourists to 177 for three, still 361 runs in arrears, at tea on a rain-disrupted third day of the third and final Test on Thursday. - Scorecard: Opener Azhar Ali was the batsman to fall for 71, leaving elder statesmen Younus Khan, who is inching towards his 34th Test century on 84 not out, and Misbah-ul-Haq, who has made 18, to resume for the extended final session.
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