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Israel’s ambassador to Australia, Amir Maimon.

Lebanon evacuation plans under way as Hezbollah menaces Israeli border

A stern warning to Israel’s ambassador not to escalate the war was delivered with the safety of up to 20,000 Australians in Lebanon in mind.

  • Andrew Tillett
Napa Valley.

Treasury Wine US exec in restraining order row with Napa official

A restraining order has been filed against Debra Dommen by a Napa Valley politician, Belia Ramos, who says the Treasury exec opposed her re-election.

  • Staff

June

Palestinian children sit at the edge of a crater after an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis.

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
Hezbollah supporters watch a speech given by the militant group leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

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

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Hezbollah supporters watch a speech given by the militant group leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut.

Hezbollah chief threatens Cyprus in war with Israel

The leader of the militant group issued the threat as fears grow of a full-blown war across Lebanon’s southern border in Israel.

  • Laila Bassam and Maya Gebeily
Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of a senior commander who was killed by an Israeli strike in south Lebanon.

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
Palestinian children collect food aid in Khan Younis.

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
Demonstrators call for a hostage deal while opposing the government of Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv at the weekend.

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

May

Mourners with portraits of President Ebrahim Raisi take to the streets in Tehran.

Iran moves to project stability after fatal air crash

The change in leadership comes during heightened tensions in the region and discontent in Iran, where many have called for an end to decades of repressive rule.

  • Farnaz Fassihi, Vivian Yee and Leily Nikounazar
Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel.

Australia considers declaring Middle East no-go zones

ASIO and the Federal Police remain concerned about terrorism in Australia amid tensions in the Middle East.

  • Andrew Tillett
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Ankara in January.

Iran’s hardline president dies in helicopter crash

Officials have confirmed the deaths of President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in a helicopter crash, state media reported.

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  • Jon Gambrell
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visits the Azerbaijan border, just hours before a helicopter in which he was a passenger crashed.

Raisi’s death deals blow to Iranian regime’s grand plan

Raisi was integral to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s plans to cement the influence of regime hardliners and ensure a smooth succession to the republic’s top post.

  • Andrew England
Iranians walk past a mural of the late Ayatollah Khomeini at an anti-Israel gathering in Tehran.

Helicopter crash could send shockwaves across Middle East

Iran has spent decades supporting armed groups in Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen and the Palestinian territories.

  • Joseph Krauss

April

Israel’s spy chief resigns over ‘black day’

The departure will increase pressure on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the October 7 attacks, considered the worst security failure in Israel’s history.

  • Tia Goldenberg
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says the US will work with allies to keep disrupting Iran’s “malign and destabilising activity”.

US, allies plan to step up Iran sanctions

Hoping to steer Israel away from massive retaliation, the US and Europe flagged a toughening of economic and political sanctions against Iran.

  • Scott Malone and James Mackenzie
Iran has huge drone forces and has fired hundreds towards Israel.

Iran is now caught up in a mess of its own making

The Tehran regime’s use of proxy forces has left it boxed into a regional fight that it does not really want.

  • Patrick Gibbons
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Like Biden, Labor is on its own Israel journey

Penny Wong wants a two-state solution, but the reality is Gaza is looking more like the US quagmire in Iraq

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  • James Curran
Airstrike on Iran’s consulate in Syria has raised concerns of a response from Iran.

US military on alert for Iran to strike back at Israel

US officials in Washington and the Middle East said that they were bracing for possible Iranian retaliation for the Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria.

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  • Dana Khraiche and Patrick Sykes
Protesters clash with police as anti-government protests are stepped up in Takem, Jerusalem.

Israelis stage largest protest since Gaza war began

The major protest in Jerusalem was the second in two days to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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  • Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy

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