Palestinian group Hamas threatened Tuesday to execute some of the around 150 hostages if Israel kept up its deadly bombardment of Gaza without warning. The Hamas warning comes as the Israeli military claimed it regained “full control” of the Gaza fence that was breached by the Hamas gunmen who infiltrated into southern Israel on Saturday, according to Al Jazeera. Daniel Hagari, spokesperson for the Israeli military, said no Hamas fighter had crossed the fence over the past 24 hours, but did not discount the possibility that some of the gunmen were…
Month: October 2023
Pakistan supports two-state solution to Palestine issue: PM Kakar
Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq on Monday said that the resolution of the Palestine issue as per their aspirations was inevitable for peace in the Middle East as Israel was currently escalating measures against the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip to a “total blockade”. Fears of ground invasion are growing as Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip, cutting off the water supply to the area, besides airstrikes targeting housing areas and public buildings. As many as 570 Palestinians have been martyred in aerial bombing by Israeli jets on the residential…
Daily Metro Times-10 October 2023
What did James Webb Telescope reveal about Orion Nebula?
Astronomers have discovered a new look into the Orion Nebula using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) discovering a planet-like object at a distance of 1,300 light-years from Earth, according to the European Space Agency. Orion Nebula is the brightest one in the night sky which consists of clouds of dust and gas. Experts have been studying the Orion Nebula due to its hosting of objects including planet-forming disks around young stars and brown dwarfs. The astronomers Samuel G. Pearson and Mark J. McCaughrean while studying focused on the Trapezium Cluster…
Daily Metro Times-9 October 2023
100,000 Israeli troops gather near Gaza amid fears of ground invasion
The Israeli military has gathered nearly 100,000 reserve troops near Gaza Strip in a bid to regain control of a desert near the embattled border, sparking fears of a ground invasion of the besieged territory. A spokesman for the Israeli military said his country has gathered 100,000 reserve troops near Gaza for the ongoing war with Hamas as the death toll surged above 1,100 by the third day of clashes. “We have amassed around 100,000 reserve troops who are currently in southern Israel,” said an Israeli military spokesperson in a…
Terrorist killed, weapons seized in North Waziristan operation: ISPR
RAWALPINDI: A wanted terrorist involved in the targeting of civilians was gunned down by security forces in North Wazirstan’s Razmar area, a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Sunday. According to the military’s media wing, “An intense exchange of fire took place on October 7 in the general area Razmak, North Waziristan District,” during which terrorist “Azeem Ullah” alias “Ghazi” was killed by the security forces. Security forces also recovered weapons and ammunition from the killed terrorist involved in terror activities targeting security forces and innocent…
Messi’s return in vain as FC Cincinnati down Inter Miami, eliminating them from MLS playoffs
Inter Miami’s hopes of making it to the MLS playoffs were crushed as they suffered a 1-0 defeat at the hands of FC Cincinnati on a rainy Saturday night in a pivotal clash that marked Lionel Messi’s return from injury in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Messi, who had been sidelined due to a scar tissue injury in his leg since September 20, made a substitute appearance in the 55th minute. However, his efforts were in vain as FC Cincinnati’s Alvaro Barreal found the back of the net in the 78th minute,…
Over 200 Palestinians martyred, hundreds injured as Israeli warplanes bombard Gaza
At least 300 Israelis were killed in a surprise large-scale attack by Hamas on Saturday, with retaliatory strikes in the besieged Gaza Strip martyring over 200 Palestinians. Witnesses told Anadolu that warplanes bombed a military location belonging to Palestinian groups in western Gaza, as well as houses and public buildings in the town of Beit Hanoun and other sites in southern and central Gaza. According to Al Jazeera, Israeli forces were still bombing Gaza and fighting with Hamas gunmen in parts of southern Israel in the wee hours of Sunday. Hamas said its…
Security forces kill two terrorists Balochistan’s Kech
RAWALPINDI: Security forces killed two terrorists in an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in the general area Zerber of Kech district in Balochistan, said the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday. According to the military’s media affairs wing: “On [the] night [between] 6/7 October 2023, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in general area Zerber, Kech District on the reported presence of terrorists.” During the operation, an intense fire exchange took place between the security forces and the terrorists, and as a result, two terrorists were killed, read the statement. “The killed…