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New Delhi says attack that sank Indian-flagged ship off Oman’s coast ‘unacceptable’

New Delhi condemned an attack that sank an Indian-flagged vessel transiting through Omani waters as “unacceptable” on Thursday and said commercial ships should not be targeted amid the US-Israeli war with Iran. The attack on the dhow — a wooden vessel — occurred while it was sailing from Somalia to the United Arab Emirates in the early hours of Wednesday, causing a fire on board that eventually led to the ship sinking, New Delhi said. All 14 crew members were rescued by the Omani coast guard and taken to Diba port, India added. India did not specify the nature of the attack or identify who was responsible. However, British maritime risk management group Vanguard said the explosion was believed to have been caused by a drone or missile strike. The vessel was carrying livestock cargo, Vanguard said. “The attack on an Indian-flagged ship off the coast of Oman yesterday is unacceptable and we deplore the fact that commercial shipping and civilian marin...
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Thousands in Israel demand prisoner-hostage deal

Thousands of Israelis took to the streets on Saturday, demanding a prisoner-hostage swap deal with Palestinian factions in Gaza. Tens of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Kaplan Square, central Tel Aviv, to pressure Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government to finalize a prisoner-hostage exchange deal, according to state-run public broadcaster KAN. The protesters threatened to intensify demonstrations if a deal is not reached within the next week, it reported, adding that protesters chanted against Netanyahu and accused him of disregarding the lives of the hostages in Gaza. Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported that "thousands of Israelis protested in Haifa (north) and at dozens of locations across the country, calling for a hostage swap deal, a cease-fire, and early elections to oust Netanyahu's government." Earlier, the families of Israeli hostages held in Gaza said Netanyahu was torpedoing a deal by setting new conditions. The Israeli negotiating team informed Netanyahu on Saturday that there was "cautious optimism" about the possibility of moving forward with a deal. The US, Egypt, and Qatar presented a new proposal to Israel and Hamas aimed at closing the remaining gaps to facilitate the deal's swift implementation. According to a joint statement, discussions held over two days in the Qatari capital Doha were described as "serious and constructive" and conducted in a positive atmosphere. While the mediators did not disclose the specifics of the new proposal, they said it aligned with the principles of a three-phase cease-fire plan outlined by US President Joe Biden on May 31, as well as with Security Council Resolution 2735. Israel, flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7 attack last year by the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas. The Israeli onslaught has since killed more than 40,000 people, mostly women and children, and injured over 92,400, according to local health authorities. More than 10 months into the Israeli onslaught, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine. Israel is accused of genocide at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered it to immediately halt its military operation in the southern city of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians had sought refuge from the war before it was invaded on May 6.  

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