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Israel • Hamas • Gaza Strip • Palestinians • Gaza •

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  At least 22 Israelis killed as Hamas launches surprise, multi-front attack Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells nation: ‘Citizens of Israel, we are at war’. The Palestinian armed group Hamas  has launched  the largest attack on Israel in years, infiltrating areas in the south of the country following a barrage of more than 2,000 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip that killed at least 22 Israelis and wounded hundreds, local media reported, citing medical workers. Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant warned Hamas that it had made a “grave mistake” in launching the attack, which began at 06:30am local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday and involved barrages of rockets fired from multiple locations in Gaza as well as fighters infiltrating the Israeli border by land, sea and air. Palestinians celebrate on the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border where an Israeli tank burns after it was attacked by Palestinian fighters who infiltrated areas of southern Israel on Octob...

Mehndi • Teej

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  Teej || Mehndi Indian festival Description Teej, literally meaning the "third" denoting the third day after the new moon when the monsoon begins as per the Hindu calendar, is a combined name for 3 Hindu festivals primarily dedicated to Hindu ...  Wikipedia Celebrations :  Fasting, worshipping  lord Shiva , gathering, dancing, singing Date :  July–September Liturgical color :  Red Significance :  Signifies the penance made by goddess  Parvati  to receive lord  Shiva  as her husband Hartalika Teej 2023:  The auspicious festival of  Hartalika Teej  is just around the corner. It is primarily a women's festival celebrated on the third day of the bright lunar fortnight or Tritiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha. The occasion is celebrated with much fanfare in eastern UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, just like the two Teejs that precede it ( Kajari Teej and Hariyali Teej ). On this day, people worship idols of Lo...