Yesterday
The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried
Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.
- Patrick Durkin
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
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
US, Europe warn Hezbollah to back off from Israel war
Western powers and Arab mediators issued the warning after Iran and Israel traded threats of what Iran said would be an “obliterating” war over Hezbollah.
- Ellen Knickmeyer and Aamer Madhani
Suspected Houthi attack suggests widening operation
The attack happened near the outer reaches of the Gulf of Aden where it becomes the Arabian Sea and then ultimately the Indian Ocean.
- Jon Gambrell
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.
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- 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
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah
Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said militant leaders from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen had previously offered to send tens of thousands of fighters to help.
- Qassim Abdul-Zahra and Bassem Mroue
Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
Israeli tanks were forcing their way into the western and northern parts of Rafah, and troops were engaged in close-quarter combat with Hamas militants.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
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
Israel approves battle plans for Hezbollah, edging closer to war
A top US official is holding crisis talks in Lebanon as fears of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah grow.
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- Maya Gebeily and Steven Scheer
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”.
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- Julia Frankel and Drew Callister
NSW budget winners; Bitcoin ETFs arrive in Oz; 15 ASX stock picks
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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.
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- Jack Jeffrey
US targets Houthi radar sites after sailor goes missing
The attacks come as the US Navy faces the most intense combat it has seen since World War II in trying to counter the Houthi campaign.
- Jon Gambrell
Climate war fears confirmed
Readers’ letters on Peter Dutton’s climate strategy; the Queensland budget; the role of migrants in the housing crisis; and the rejection of a ceasefire in Gaza
Unions have a lot to learn about apprentices
Readers letters on the union push to pay teens more; Coalition plans to scrap the 2030 emissions reduction target; NDIS rorts; and the war in Gaza
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