Yesterday
Israeli airstrike hits central Beirut as ceasefire talks continue
Two missiles hit the area of Zoqaq al-Blat neighbourhood – where local UN headquarters and Lebanon’s parliament and prime minister’s office are located.
- Sally Abou Aljoud
This Month
Israel pounds area near Beirut amid signs of a widening offensive
Airstrikes on the Dahiya area, south of Beirut, where the militant group Hezbollah holds sway, were the latest in a string of bombings this week.
- Euan Ward, Aaron Boxerman and Farnaz Fassihi
Employment jumps; Cbus CEO apologises; Trump’s shock pick
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Israel prepares Lebanon ceasefire as ‘gift’ to Trump
An Israeli government minister discussed the proposal with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.
- Shira Rubin, Suzan Haidamous and John Hudson
- Updated
- Trump's White House
Trump taps China hawks in Beijing’s ‘nightmare come true’
The president-elect is set to choose Marco Rubio as his top US diplomat while Representative Mike Waltz is expected to be his new national security adviser.
- Updated
- Nancy Cook
Israeli strikes kill dozens in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria
The strike in Lebanon killed at least 23 people, including seven children, far from the areas where Hezbollah has a major presence.
- Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Kareem Chehayeb
October
Hezbollah names new leader as Israel warns assassination coming
The Iran-backed militant group has appointed cleric Naim Qassem as its new head, after its longtime chief was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
- Bassem Mroue
- Updates
- Middle East conflict
Australia condemns Israel’s ban on UN aid agency UNRWA
Australia has joined international condemnation of Israel over its efforts to nobble top UN body that looks after almost 6 million Palestinian refugees.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Israel strikes Damascus, military site near Homs, Syrian defence says
The Israeli strikes targeted the central Damascus neighbourhood of Kafr Sousa and a military site in the Homs countryside.
- Maya Gebeily and Maayan Lubell
Israel confirms killing of Hezbollah heir apparent in airstrike
The announcement comes hours after more airstrikes on Lebanon and inconclusive talks between US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Benjamin Netanyahu.
- Humeyra Pamuk, Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
WiseTech plunges; Qantas faces $150m hit; Trump’s McDonald’s stunt
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Drone targets Netanyahu’s house as Hezbollah ramps up strikes
Israel’s military said dozens of projectiles were launched from Lebanon a day after Hezbollah announced a new phase in fighting.
- Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy
Iran’s terrible, horrible, very bad year
Tehran was in a stronger strategic position before its proxies plunged the region into war and 2025 could be even worse.
- Raphael S. Cohen
‘In Australia they are spewing hate’: Jewish Australians say it’s safer in Israel
Jews feel safer in Israel despite the threat of rocket attacks, rather than facing antisemitism in Australia.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Royal family
Charles III will find republicans who missed their best chance
The vibrant republican sentiment of the 1980s has been replaced by a dour, downbeat guilt-ridden version in the 2020s.
- John Roskam
‘Leave now’: Australians told to flee Israel as Hezbollah attacks continue
After four Israeli soldiers were killed in a missile strike, Australia’s foreign ministry updated its travel advice, urging people to leave Israel.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Israeli tanks deepen their push into northern Gaza
Nine days into a major Israeli operation in northern Gaza, the Hamas-run Gaza government media office said Israeli strikes had killed around 300 Palestinians.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
Four Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack
The Iran-backed terror group said the barrage on the IDF base showed it could still inflict Israeli losses despite the death of its leader in Beirut last month.
- Updated
- Jotam Confino
- Updated
- Middle East conflict
UN peacekeeper nations slam Israel over ‘unjustified’ attack
The Israeli military targeted a new location in northern Gaza, as a third UN peacekeeper was wounded in Lebanon in the escalating conflict with Hezbollah.
- Updated
- Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba
Two more UN peacekeepers wounded in Lebanon
The United Nations watchtower that came under Israeli fire on Friday is located at UNIFIL’s main base in Naqoura in south Lebanon.
- Amina Ismail and Timour Azhari