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Middle East crisis

Why did Israel ban UN chief Guterres, and what are his views on the Middle East crisis?

Oct 2, 2024

Israel’s foreign minister, Israel Katz, announced that the country has declared UN secretary-general António Guterres persona non grata and banned him from entering Israel. Why has Israel banned the UN chief's entry? Israel has banned UN…
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S Jaishankar reacts to fresh Middle East crisis: ‘We understand Israel needs to respond, but…’

Oct 2, 2024

External affairs minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday that India is “very much” concerned at the possibility of a regional war in West Asia and “any response by any country” has to account for international humanitarian law, news agency…
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2,000 US troops put on deployment alert amid Middle East crisis: Pentagon

Oct 17, 2023

The US military has put 2,000 troops on deployment alert, the Pentagon said, in response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. US defense secretary Lloyd Austin placed the personnel and a range of units "on a…
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