INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: With Israel and Hamas reaching a deal for the release of some hostages and prisoners as well as a four-day pause in fighting, PM
Modi on Wednesday expressed hope that all hostages would be released soon and reiterated his condemnation of terrorism and civilian
These included zero tolerance for terrorism, and death of innocent civilians, especially women and children, being unacceptable
humanitarian pause and release of hostages; resolving the Israel-Hamas issue through two-state solution; need for regional peace and
stability and reducing political tensions through dialogue and diplomacy
of countries, but not all, spoke explicitly about the two-state solution and that there was no consensus on it.The Israel-Hamas issue, not
surprisingly, dominated the proceedings at the virtual interaction, almost pushing Russia's war on Ukraine to the background.The
Russia-Ukraine conflict did figure, but not as the main concern, and was, in fact, used by Russian President Vladimir Putin, who was absent
from the G20 Summit in Delhi in September, to push back at the West's criticism of his aggression against Kyiv.When European leaders called
challenges had appeared in the past few months and lack of security and instability in the West Asia region was a cause of concern for
We believe that terrorism is unacceptable to all of us
From the human welfare perspective, we can raise our voice against terrorism and violence and in favour of humanity
It also said the release of every 10 additional hostages would result in one additional day of truce.Israel-Hamas war news: US, Israel, and
Hamas agree on temporary ceasefire to release hostages
