Shabana Mahmood doubled down on her anti-India activism after Prime Minister Modi-led-BJP government abrogated Article 370 of the Indian Constitution on 5th August 2019.
Abdullah Al-Jamal, a Gazan journalist associated with Al Jazeera and US outlet The Palestine Chronicle, holding Israeli woman Noa Argamani who was abducted by Hamas
"Since the Maldives is no longer welcoming Israelis, here are some beautiful and amazing Indian beaches where where Israeli tourists are warmly welcomed and treated with utmost hospitality", the Israeli embassy posted on social media.
The 14 km strip of land along the border is known as the Philadelphi corridor, a buffer zone created to prevent weapons smuggling in 2006 after Israel disengaged from the Strip. But in 2007, Hamas violently seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.
The recent surge in such posts by numerous Indian celebrities has brought to light a troubling trend of selective outrage. A particular image with text 'All Eyes on Rafah' was shared over 33 million times worldwide on Instagram which appears to be an attempt to amplify only one side of the conflict.
Rejecting international pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that if "forced," Israel will "stand alone" in its war against Hamas.
Taking to X, the IDF informed about the operation and said: “A precise counterterrorism operation to eliminate Hamas terrorists and infrastructure within specific areas of eastern Rafah began overnight, based on intelligence.”
In a letter, the student editors of Columbia Law Review said, "Many are unwell at this time and cannot study or concentrate while their peers are being hauled to jail."