Australia ‘now likely’ to vote for Palestine resolution
Australia is on track to support a UN General Assembly motion that would give the Palestinian authority rights similar to a nation-state in that body.
Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas have launched a large-scale campaign against Israel. Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict, the war began with a militant invasion of Israel from the Gaza Strip. It continues.
Australia is on track to support a UN General Assembly motion that would give the Palestinian authority rights similar to a nation-state in that body.
Israel has sent tanks into Gaza’s city of Rafah and closed the humanitarian crossing amid international outcry. Warning: Graphic
The remains of two more Israelis held and killed by Hamas have been discovered, as efforts for a ceasefire for hostages release persist. Warning: Graphic
Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on a hostage release plan as the International Criminal Court looks at issuing arrest warrants against the Israeli leader and other officials.
Rallies have been held in Sydney for both sides of the Israel-Gaza war, with the Jewish community using hundreds of ‘kidnapped’ posters to keep the focus on the Israeli hostages taken by Hamas.
Horrific footage and images from the conflict in Gaza have rekindled nightmares from a bomb shelter in Beirut for The Bend boss Sam Shahin and his family.
Israel says their bombardment of Gaza will “intensify” in the final hours before a four-day ceasefire which begins at 4pm AEDT as a UN school is bombed. Follow latest updates. Warning: Graphic
Israel says no captives will be released before Friday according to their “original agreement” with Hamas as more than 100 Palestinians are buried in a mass grave. Warning: Graphic.
Israel says it will uphold a ceasefire “of at least four days” in exchange for the release of 50 hostages held by Hamas in a major breakthrough. Warning: Graphic
The leader of Hamas claims they are “close to reaching a truce agreement” with Israel as more airstrikes kill patients at a Gaza hospital. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic
News Corp chairman Lachlan Murdoch travelled to the Ukraine capital where President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned the war could escalate to a wider conflict.
CCTV footage shows hostages being taken into Gaza’s largest hospital on October 7 as Israel admits its combat helicopter fired at attendees at the Nova music festival. Warning: Graphic
A survivor of a bombing on one of the world’s oldest churches in Gaza has shared his story of survival, as his nephew in Sydney told of the desperation of his relatives trapped in the besieged city. Watch video.
Israel and Hamas are believed to have reached a US-brokered ceasefire to pause the war for five days and free women and children hostages. Warning: Graphic
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