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Gaza Faces Famine as Starvation Deaths Rise

By BPN News Desk August 23, 2025

Gaza health officials confirmed that eight Palestinians, including two children, died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours. This brings the total number of starvation-related deaths to 281 since the crisis began, with at least 114 of them being children. Civilian Deaths in Strikes Alongside the famine toll, Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least […]

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Dutch Foreign Minister Quits Over Israel Sanctions Deadlock

By BPN News Desk August 23, 2025

Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on August 22, 2025, after the caretaker cabinet failed to reach an agreement on imposing sanctions against Israel. Veldkamp said he could not continue without delivering “meaningful additional measures” in response to the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza. NSC Ministers Step Down Following Veldkamp’s resignation, other

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Netanyahu Pushes Ahead with Gaza City Offensive Amid Opposition

By BPN News Desk August 22, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pressed forward with a full-scale military operation to seize Gaza City despite widespread protest. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) have initiated air and artillery strikes targeting neighborhoods like Shejaiya, Sabra, Zeitoun, and Jabaliya, signaling a major escalation after weeks of resistance. Around 60,000 reservists have

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Iran Holds First Solo Naval Drills Since June War

By BPN News Desk August 21, 2025

Iran has carried out its first independent military drills since its June conflict with Israel, signaling resilience despite suffering major battlefield losses. State media reported that the naval exercises, named “Sustainable Power 1404,” were conducted in the Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean. Warships launched cruise missiles, drones were deployed against sea targets,

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Iran Warns War with Israel Could Break Out Anytime

By BPN News Desk August 21, 2025

A top Iranian military adviser has declared that there is currently no ceasefire with Israel, warning that war could resume “at any moment.” The statement comes weeks after a short but intense conflict earlier this year, which ended in late June with what was described as a temporary ceasefire brokered by the United States. Iranian […]

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Israel Mobilizes 60,000 Reservists for Gaza City Offensive

By BPN News Desk August 21, 2025

Israel has announced a major expansion of its military campaign in Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that around 60,000 reservists will be mobilized, while an additional 20,000 reservists currently serving will have their deployment extended. The decision marks the formal launch of Operation Gideon’s Chariots II, aimed at dismantling Hamas’ control in

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Israel Strikes Houthi Energy Facility Near Sanaa

By BPN News Desk August 17, 2025

The Israeli military confirmed on August 17, 2025, that it carried out an airstrike on an energy infrastructure site south of Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. The facility, identified as the Haziz power station, was said to be used by the Iran-backed Houthi group. Israel described the attack as part of its efforts to weaken Houthi capabilities. […]

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Israeli Envoy Rebuts Priyanka Gandhi’s Gaza & Journalists Comments

By BPN News Desk August 12, 2025

Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar has strongly responded to remarks by Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra over the Gaza conflict and the killing of Al Jazeera journalists. Genocide Claims Rejected Priyanka Gandhi had alleged that over 60,000 Palestinians, including more than 18,000 children, were killed in what she termed a genocide. She also called the killing […]

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Israel Plans Swift Takeover of Gaza City to “Defeat Hamas”

By BPN News Desk August 11, 2025

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has “no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas,” stressing the group’s refusal to surrender. He clarified that Israel’s aim is not to occupy Gaza but to “free Gaza” from Hamas control. Netanyahu announced that the Gaza City operation will begin soon and predicted […]

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Israel Says It Won’t Occupy Gaza, Plans Civil Rule

By BPN News Desk August 9, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel’s goal in Gaza is not to occupy the territory but to remove Hamas and support a peaceful civilian government. He made this statement during a phone call with Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz, according to his office. Netanyahu’s Remarks on October 7 Attack Netanyahu described the October 7, […]