Yesterday
Israel announces ‘tactical pause’ in fighting as famine fears mount
Israel says military activity would cease in several parts of Gaza to allow humanitarian aid in, following growing pressure from the international community.
‘The decision Israel made’: Albanese accuses Israel of breaking law
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he’s no lawyer, but it was a breach of international law to stop aid to civilians and that’s what Israel was doing.
‘There is nothing to buy’: Gaza’s descent into mass starvation
Israel’s offensive and aid curbs have tipped the enclave of 2.1 million Palestinians into famine.
This Month
‘Hunted down’: Netanyahu, Trump appear to abandon Gaza talks
The Israeli prime minister and US president have both blamed Palestinian militant group Hamas for the breakdown in ceasefire negotiations.
PM says starving children in Gaza ‘beyond world’s worst fears’
Anthony Albanese has criticised Israel’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as Penny Wong refused to rule out recognising Palestinian statehood.
Children are starving in Gaza. Who is responsible?
Images and information about mass hunger show that a ceasefire between Israel and terrorist group Hamas should be the only priority.
France to recognise Palestine state. Is Australia about to follow?
The Albanese government has already signalled it could recognise Palestinian statehood, but Emmanuel Macron’s move adds pressure for Australia to act.
Hamas is running out of money as aid trade dries up
The military wing is struggling to pay fighters, while the Gaza government that the terrorist group has long run is cutting services and salaries for police and ministry employees.
America’s peacemaker-in-chief is deluding himself
Donald Trump might fantasise about a Nobel Peace Prize, but there is little actual peace to back up his boasts.
No, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza
There is a difference between too many civilian deaths and the extermination of a category of people for no other reason than that they belong to that category.
Why the RBA held rates; Insignia’s $3b deal; Wall St guru buys dip
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Australia and 24 other countries say the war in Gaza ‘must end now’
Nations condemned “the drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians, including children, seeking to meet their most basic needs”.
Gaza is a tragedy, but is it any worse than Dresden or Hiroshima?
Readers’ letters on housing development, the Middle East crisis, and the proposed Tibetan hydroelectricity dam.
ASX drops 1.1pc; Seek sued by rival; Macquarie’s grand new theory
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‘Tanks trapped us’: 85 killed in Gaza on deadliest day for aid-seekers
Israeli troops have killed at least 85 Palestinians trying to reach food in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday, the territory’s Health Ministry said.
Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic Church, killing 3
The parish priest who was close to the late Pope Francis was injured in the shelling, which prompted an angry Donald Trump to call Benjamin Netanyahu.
Inside Gaza’s humanitarian aid ‘death traps’
A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Between local thieves and IDF attacks, many return empty-handed, or not at all.
Two top BCG executives stripped of leadership roles over Gaza project
Adam Farber, chief risk officer, and Rich Hutchinson, head of BCG’s social impact practice, will lose those titles following the results of an internal inquiry.
BCG’s role in Gaza probed by UK parliamentary committee
Liam Byrne, chair of the House of Commons business and trade select committee, has written to BCG chief executive Christoph Schweizer requesting information.
91-year-old confirmed as Melbourne driver who struck three pedestrians
An elderly woman has been confirmed as the driver that struck three pedestrians near a playground in Melbourne. How the day unfolded.