This Month
Israel to close Ireland embassy over Gaza tensions
The decision to close the embassy came in response to what Israel’s foreign minister has described as Ireland’s ‘extreme anti-Israel policies’.
- Wafaa Shurafa and Natalie Melzer
GDP misses forecasts; Chaos in South Korea; Forrest’s female fund
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Australia to break with Israel in looming UN votes
Australian diplomats are weighing supporting several resolutions in an attempt to help revive the stalled two-state solution peace deal.
- Andrew Tillett
November
Biden calls ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ‘outrageous’
The ICC decision was met with outrage in Israel, which called it shameful and absurd. The US said it “fundamentally rejects” the move.
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- Stephanie van den Berg and Nidal al-Mughrabi
October
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say
Residents of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, said the Israeli army was destroying dozens of houses roads and houses every day.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
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
More AFR readers support Dutton’s Middle East stance than the PM’s
Many Financial Review readers support the opposition leader’s stance, while others see it as a wedge in his attempts to gain political advantage.
- Max Mason
‘Special kind of grief’: Palestinians mourn the life, and lives, lost
The scale of the carnage in Gaza has touched every corner of the vast Palestinian diaspora around the world, including in Australia.
- Andrew Tillett
Why Israel is stuck in a forever war
Peace in the Middle East seems more elusive than ever, with October 7 setting off a battle over not just land but the narrative itself.
- Roger Cohen
Hezbollah praises pro-Palestine marches in Melbourne and Sydney
Security experts say the Iranian-backed Lebanese terrorist group is “clutching at straws” by posting photos of the rallies held in Australia.
- Gus McCubbing
- Analysis
- Middle East conflict
After a year of war, Gazans wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
Two-thirds of Gaza’s pre-war structures – more than 163,000 buildings – have been damaged or flattened, according to UN satellite data.
- Mohammad Salem, Hatem Khaled, Emma Farge and Nidal al-Mughrabi
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Regional tension as Hezbollah, Israel trade fire on Gaza anniversary
Two rockets hit Haifa on the coast and five hit Tiberias, 65 kilometres away. Israel’s military said fighter jets hit targets belonging to Hezbollah.
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- Steven Scheer and Yomna Ehab
- Opinion
- The AFR View
October 7 should be a day of reflection for Australia
An Israeli victory over Hamas and Hezbollah remains the best outcome for Israel, Palestine and for Australia’s national interests.
- The AFR View
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Pro-Palestine protesters defy police demands on Hezbollah imagery
Thousands of activists marched through the streets of Sydney and Melbourne, and are threatening to return on Monday, the anniversary of the October 7 attack.
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- Edmund Tadros and Hannah Wootton
Biden urges Israel not to target Iranian oil assets
‘Think about other alternatives’, the US president tells Israel from the White House, as US and UK jets and warships struck at Houthi militants in Yemen.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Biden triggers oil price surge as Middle East tensions mount
A vague remark from the US president sent oil prices more than 5 per cent higher as Israel’s standoff with Iran threatens to spill out into the global economy.
- Matthew Cranston and Hans van Leeuwen
Israel vows Iran will pay ‘heavy price’, Lebanon combat intensifies
Israel and Iran traded verbal blows, while in Lebanon the first direct troop clashes claimed lives on both sides.
- Hans van Leeuwen and Matthew Cranston
September
Starmer calls for return of ‘sausages’ from Gaza in conference gaffe
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer misread his script – which called for the return of Israeli hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 last year.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Australia pleases no one after abstaining on anti-Israel vote
Penny Wong defended Canberra’s stance on a resolution demanding an end to Israel’s occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem, warning about escalation.
- Andrew Tillett
Trump meets Harris; RBA’s jobs boom warning; Pub buyer probed
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