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Israel-Gaza conflict: how could it change the Middle East’s political landscape? Expert Q&A

Israel-Gaza conflict: how could it change the Middle East’s political landscape? Expert Q&A

The surprise attack by Hamas launched on Israel on October 7 has already led to thousands of deaths in both Israel and Gaza, and sparked concerns that the conflict could escalate across the Middle East. An expert in the politics and relations of this region, Simon Mabon, explains how all the key players are likely to view this dramatic escalation in violence. Just before the attack by Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu and Mohammed bin Salman had talked of progress on a “historic peace deal” between Israel and Saudi Arabia. Is such an agreement dead in the water now? Not necessarily. The

Who is Mohammed Deif, the Hamas commander behind the attack on Israel?

Palestinians march during the funeral of the wife of Hamas's military leader, Mohammed Deif, his infant son Ali and other Palestinians whom medics said were killed in Israeli air strikes, in the northern Gaza Strip August 20, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/File Photo

DUBAI, Oct 11 (Reuters): Israel calls last week’s devastating attack by Hamas its 9/11 moment. The secretive mastermind behind the assault, Palestinian militant Mohammed Deif, calls it Al Aqsa Flood. The phrase Israel’s most wanted man used in an audio tape broadcast as Hamas fired thousands of rockets out of the Gaza strip on Saturday signalled the attack was payback for Israeli raids at Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa mosque. It was in May 2021, after a raid on Islam’s third holiest site that enraged the Arab and Muslim world, when Deif began planning the operation that has killed 1,200 people in

Congress attacks govt over transfer of CAG officers involved in audit of Dwarka Expressway, Ayushman Bharat schemes

New Delhi, Oct 11 (PTI) The Congress on Wednesday accused the government of intimidating officers of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), who had exposed “corruption” in various schemes, and demanded that their transfer orders be revoked. Citing a media report on the transfer of the officers, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh charged that it is the modus operandi of the Modi government to threaten and remove anyone who “exposes” them. “We demand that these transfer orders should be cancelled immediately, the officers return to the CAG and action must be taken on these mega scams relating to Dwarka Expressway,

Bank of Baroda falls after RBI ban on adding new app customers

BENGALURU, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Shares of Bank of Baroda fell nearly 4% on Wednesday, a day after the Reserve Bank of India stopped the state-run lender from adding customers to its mobile app citing “certain material supervisory concerns.” Shares of the bank were last down 3.4% at 10:59 a.m. IST. It was also the top drag in the Nifty public sector bank index, which was down 0.2%. Bank of Baroda will be allowed to onboard customers to its bob World app only after rectifying certain deficiencies, the RBI said on Tuesday, without giving any details about the issues. “Expect

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