Yesterday
Israel sends delegation to negotiate hostage release deal with Hamas
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe Biden he has decided to send a delegation to resume stalled talks on a hostage release deal.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Maayan Lubell
This Month
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What would a better Israeli prime minister do?
Israel needs to offer a postwar vision for Gaza and articulate the real stakes in this war – one battle in the struggle between the free and unfree worlds.
- Bret Stephens
Israel to test Hamas-free ‘bubbles’ in postwar Gaza plan
The pilot scheme for the “humanitarian enclaves” – a template for what Israel imagines would follow the war – will soon be launched in northern Gaza neighbourhoods.
- Neri Zilber
June
Netanyahu says Gaza intense fighting close to ending
The Israeli PM says the new stage would offer a chance to move forces to the north to where tensions with Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have been growing.
- Updated
- James Shotter and Neri Zilber
Kean gets top climate job; Cettire dives 44pc; Myer’s huge expansion
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Israeli business leaders push for elections
A forum of Israel’s top 200 business leaders is calling for early elections “to save Israel from a deep economic crisis”.
- Marissa Newman and Galit Altstein
Why Israel doesn’t care what the world thinks
The international community thinks Israel is fighting a war of choice. Israel doesn’t see it that way, says US writer and author Bret Stephens.
- Emma Connors
Nuclear sites revealed; Trump, Biden switch; Nvidia’s scary rise
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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Netanyahu slams Biden for withholding weapons
The Israeli prime minister’s strong message is designed to appeal to right-wing allies, and the White House said it “did not know what he’s talking about”.
- Updated
- Julia Frankel and Drew Callister
‘Grow a backbone’: Dutton accuses PM of misleading public
The opposition leader claimed the PM must have known how Chinese officials had treated reporter Cheng Lei when he plead ignorance. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Nick Bonyhady
NSW budget winners; Bitcoin ETFs arrive in Oz; 15 ASX stock picks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Netanyahu dissolves war cabinet after key partner quits
The decision by the Israeli PM comes days after Benny Gantz, a centrist former military chief, resigned from the cabinet over the handling of the war in Gaza.
- Updated
- Tia Goldenberg
Netanyahu denounces tactical pauses in Gaza fighting
Israeli PM’s reaction underlined political tensions over the issue of aid coming into Gaza, where relief organisations have warned of a growing humanitarian crisis.
- James Mackenzie
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel to pause daytime fighting to let aid into Gaza
The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to about 12 kilometres of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of the ceasefire sought by the US.
- Updated
- Jack Jeffrey
The ‘fundamental gap’ in the UN Gaza peace plan explained
Neither Hamas nor Israel will agree to the proposal without at least one significant change, according to policy experts.
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- Emma Connors
UN Security Council backs Gaza truce, piling pressure on Netanyahu
The UN Security Council passed a US resolution backing US President Joe Biden’s Gaza ceasefire plan, as the US steps up pressure on Israel and Hamas to end the war.
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- Matthew Lee
Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz quits Israel’s government
The former general and centralist figure accused Benjamin Netanyahu of mishandling Israel’s war in Gaza, in a blow to the prime minister’s show of Cabinet unity.
- Adam Rasgon
Israel strike on UN Gaza school kills dozens: local officials
Israel’s military said it targeted a Hamas compound inside the school in the Gaza Strip, an attack local health officials said killed at least 30 people.
- Updated
- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Why Australia’s view of the Gaza war matters to Israel
Leading Israelis are aware of mistakes their country has made, and warn of a “volcanic eruption” against the Netanyahu government, but they have been blindsided by the rise in antisemitism in Australia.
- Jill Margo
Netanyahu aide: Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’, but Israel accepts it
In an interview with Britain’s Sunday Times, chief foreign policy adviser Ophir Falk said Joe Biden’s proposal was “a deal we agreed to”.
- Dan Williams