In today's edition: Cricket world pays tribute to Bishan Singh Bedi, a powerful CM's aide takes voluntary retirement, ann interview with Israeli military’s international spokesperson, and more.
On Tuesday, 85-year-old Yocheved Lifshitz and another woman were released after their two-week captivity in the Palestinian enclave, leaving around 220 hostages still in Hamas’s hands.
In today's edition: How Zionism led to the birth of Israel; India defeats New Zealand in Dharamsala match; Faizan Mustafa on same-sex marriage verdict; and more
Israel-Hamas War: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken had earlier confirmed that the Biden administration maintains regular communication with the Israeli government regarding the situation in Gaza.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has told Sky News that these instructions to Hamas militants appeared to have originated from an Al Qaeda design for chemical weapons dating back to 2003.