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NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Homes and vehicles in the Palestinian village of Susya, in the southern West Bank, were set ablaze on Tuesday night in an attack apparently carried out by extremist Israeli settlers. Footage published by Palestinian media showed several fires burning in the village, and reports indicated that at least four locations had been targeted, including the site of a residential tent and the entrance to a family home with the family inside. Two vehicles were also set on fire, and another had its windows smashed, left-wing activists said. The Palestinian Authority’s official WAFA news agency reported that…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed American F-22 stealth fighter jets were deployed at an Israeli Air Force base in southern Israel on Tuesday, as part of the United States’s massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East, The Times of Israel has learned. The jets were stationed at an airbase in the United Kingdom in recent days, according to open-source flight tracking data and aircraft spotters, and were seen taking off earlier on Tuesday. Their arrival in Israel is another step in the amassing of American aircraft in the region as tensions between Iran and the US threaten to erupt…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed The Indian prime minister will meet his Israeli counterpart in Israel this week amid a rapidly shifting geopolitical crisis. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi heads to Israel on Wednesday for a two-day visit. It’s only the second time an Indian prime minister has visited Israel. The first was when Modi visited the country back in 2017. NPR’s Diaa Hadid reports this comes at a perilous time.DIAA HADID, BYLINE: India used to be a strong ally of Palestinians. This is a former prime minister, Indira Gandhi, speaking in 1983 in New Delhi. The…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed In December, the right-wing US media personality Tucker Carlson hosted the far-left UN special rapporteur for the Palestinians, Francesca Albanese, on his show. The two outspoken personalities, from opposite corners of the political spectrum, found themselves in agreement, with Carlson deferring to Albanese’s explanations of the conflict. “A lot of us have spent a lot of time doing our best to ignore what’s happening in Gaza,” Carlson said during a preamble to the interview. “The idea that they’ve killed tens of thousands of women and children, non-combatants, accidentally, is a lie. No, they murdered them.” Last…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Here are Tuesday’s key updates on Israel, the West Bank, Gaza and the Middle East:■ Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said “A deal is within reach, but only if diplomacy is given priority,” as Tehran returns to Geneva talks with the U.S., emphasizing its peaceful nuclear rights.■ Iran says it’s ready to negotiate a nuclear deal in Geneva with “good faith,” warning a U.S. strike would be “a real gamble,” deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht‑Ravanchi told state media.■ The White House says President Trump prioritizes diplomacy with Iran but is prepared to use lethal force if…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Seventeen international aid groups have petitioned Israel’s High Court of Justice to block an imminent order forcing dozens of nonprofits to cease operations in Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem, warning of catastrophic consequences for Palestinians. The licenses of 37 nonprofits, including some of the petitioning groups, expired on January 1. The organizations were given 60 days to wind down their operations before a March 1 deadline. The Diaspora Affairs Ministry, which oversees the licensing, said the groups did not comply with stringent new requirements to register with the government. The ministry demanded that the…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit is expected to launch “a new phase” in India-Israel relations, with a broader agenda centered on advanced technology, trade, and strategic cooperation, according to Ambassador J.P. Singh in an interview with The Jerusalem Post ahead of Modi’s arrival in Israel.Singh said on Tuesday that the visit comes after a long gap at the highest level and carries unusual symbolic and practical weight.“Prime Minister Mr. Modi is visiting after almost nine years,” Singh said, referring to the Indian leader’s landmark 2017 trip to Israel. “This visit is going to be a…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed Israeli forces demolished three homes and an agricultural structure Tuesday in the town of Beit Liqya west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, witnesses told Anadolu. Troops entered the town with bulldozers and tore down the buildings, citing construction without permits. The operation occurred on the seventh day of Ramadan, suggesting Israel disregarded the significance of the Muslim fasting month.Rising DemolitionsAccording to the Palestinian Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, Israel carried out 59 demolition operations in January, affecting 126 Palestinian structures—including 77 inhabited homes. Authorities also issued 40 demolition notices, most in Hebron governorate. Israel…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed New Delhi, India – At a private event in November 2019, Sandeep Chakravorty, India’s then consul general in New York, was caught on camera calling for New Delhi to adopt an “Israeli model” in Indian-administered Kashmir.At the time, millions in Kashmir were already reeling under a crippling military lockdown and communication blackout: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu majoritarian government had stripped the region of its semi-autonomous status months earlier, jailing thousands of people, including the region’s political leaders – even those who are pro-India.The senior Indian diplomat was musing about Israel’s far-right settlements in the occupied Palestinian…

NepalIsrael.com auto goggle feed ISTANBUL, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The foreign ministers of Brazil, France, Spain, Turkey and various other states condemned Israeli decisions that they said introduce sweeping extensions to unlawful Israeli control over the West Bank.”Changes are wide-ranging, reclassifying Palestinian land as so-called Israeli ‘state land’, accelerating illegal settlement activity, and further entrenching Israeli administration,” said the joint statement, issued late on Monday by the Turkish Foreign Ministry.Other countries to sign the statement included Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Qatar, as well as the heads of the Arab League and Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.Israel’s cabinet on February 15 approved…