Desk Report: It is rare for world leaders to send special video messages on the birthday of a world leader. But on Wednesday, on the occasion of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, several such video messages from world leaders went viral on social media. Indian media say these messages highlight the impact Prime Minister Modi has had on shaping his global image. Leaders like Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Australia’s Anthony Albanese have praised his leadership and praised him for strengthening international partnerships. Addressing Modi as his “friend”, Netanyahu…
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Netanyahu told Trump before Qatar attack, he didn’t say ‘no’
Desk Report: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US President Donald Trump last week of the attack on Hamas leaders in Doha about 50 minutes before the attack. This was claimed by the US news agency Axios on Monday. Seven Israeli officials told Axios that the White House knew about the attack before the missiles were fired at Doha on September 9. Trump said after the attack that the US had not been given any significant warning about the Doha attack; that he had tried to warn Qatar but had…
Read More53 more Palestinians killed in Gaza, 2 more die of starvation
Desk Report: Another 53 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. They were killed in Israeli shelling and gunfire across the Strip on Sunday. According to the Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera, 35 of the dead were residents of Gaza City. Meanwhile, two more Palestinians have died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 422 people have died of malnutrition in the Strip. According to Al-Jazeera, on Sunday, the Israeli army destroyed at least 16 multi-storey buildings in Gaza City,…
Read MoreIsrael is using weapons jointly produced with India in the Gaza massacre
Desk Report: Israel is using automatic firearms controlled by artificial intelligence to kill Palestinians in Gaza. And these weapons were jointly developed by Israel’s Israel Weapons Industries and India’s Adani Defense and Aerospace. This issue has been raised in a detailed investigative report by the Middle East-focused media outlet Middle East Eye. The report was published on November 20, 2024. Israeli forces are using a new artificial intelligence or AI-powered weapon system called Arbel in the horrific operation carried out in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza since October 7, 2023.…
Read MoreNetanyahu, not Hamas, is the only obstacle to the return of hostages: Victims’ families
Desk Report: The only obstacle to the return of the hostages from Hamas is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is because of him alone that it is still not possible to reach a peace agreement. According to a report by the British media outlet BBC, this is what the organization of relatives of Israeli hostages, ‘Bring Them Home Now’, has alleged. The organization recently wrote in a post on social media, ‘Last week’s Israeli airstrike in Qatar proves that whenever there is a possibility of an agreement, Netanyahu tries to…
Read MoreHamas no longer a threat, now talks will focus on Gaza reconstruction: US Secretary of State
Desk Report: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Israel, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His visit comes at a time when tensions in the Middle East have escalated, especially after Israel launched attacks on at least six countries, including Qatar, in the space of just 72 hours. Ahead of Rubio’s visit, which begins on Sunday, US President Donald Trump criticized Israel for its unexpected attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha, according to Qatar-based media outlet Al-Jazeera. Before leaving for Israel,…
Read MoreDeath toll in Gaza rises to nearly 65,000, 420 die of starvation
Desk Report: The Israeli invasion of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza has been ongoing since October 2023. In that sense, the occupying country has been waging a massacre in the region for almost two years. During this time, about 65,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip. More than 150,000 have been injured. At least 64,803 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as of Saturday evening, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing the Gaza Health Ministry. The Gaza Health…
Read MoreIsraeli forces’ violence in Gaza, more than fifty more deaths
Desk Report: Gaza witnessed another bloody day of Israeli aggression. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a brutal overnight assault on Gaza City, the largest city in the besieged Gaza Strip. They killed more than 50 Palestinians across the Strip on Saturday. In addition, the Palestinian Civil Defense reported that nearly 6,000 Palestinians were newly displaced yesterday alone. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera, the Gaza Health Ministry said that 62 Palestinians lost their lives in Israeli attacks across the Strip on Saturday, 49 of whom…
Read MoreNearly 4,000 artists decide to boycott Israel, oppose Paramount Pictures
Desk report : Artists protested together on September 8 against Israel’s brutality and genocide against Palestine. More than 1,200 artists and producers from various industries around the world, including Hollywood, announced that they would not work with any Israeli institution or production company. The artists also decided not to act in any films by Israeli producers. Within a few days, this list grew longer. In total, more than 3,900 artists and producers have united in the decision to boycott Israeli films. Many of them are winners of various awards including…
Read MoreInternational pressure must be created against Israeli settlement expansion plan: Tarique Rahman
Desk Reports: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has strongly condemned the settlement expansion plan of the occupying Israeli army in the West Bank of Palestine. He has called on the international community to stop this plan. Tarique Rahman said this on his verified Facebook page today, Friday (September 12). In a Facebook post, Tarique Rahman said that Bangladeshis in different parts of the world have always expressed solidarity against the colonialist violent oppression and attempts to annihilate the Palestinian people. He commented that Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued racism and aggression against…
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