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Fatma Abu Awad and her daughter Malak pray in a graveyard where their relatives who were killed by an Israeli airstrike are buried, in Khan Younis, Gaza, on Thursday.

Gaza war death toll 41% higher than estimated, Lancet study finds

The peer-reviewed statistical analysis was conducted by academics at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Yale University and other institutions.

  • Maggie Fick

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Israeli released hostage Bilal Al-Ziyadne, left, reuniting with his family at Soroka Medical Centre in Beer Sheva, Israel, in December 2023.

Bedouin hostage found dead in Gaza tunnel, next to possible remains of son

Two of Youssef Ziyadne’s children, teenagers Bilal and Aisha, were released in an exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in November 2023.

  • Ephrat Livni
Israeli soldiers prepare to be deployed to the Gaza Strip.

Blinken aims to ‘cross finish line’ on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal as Israeli strikes intensify

A renewed push is under way to reach a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli ambasador Amir Maimon said Israel was trying to “uproot the cancer” of Hamas.

‘Don’t point fingers at us’: Israeli ambassador’s message to Australians

In a rare interview, the Israeli ambassador said he believed many Australians fail to grasp the seriousness of the security threats his nation faces.

  • Matthew Knott
People dressed as US President-elect Donald Trump, right, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, left, demand the Israeli government bring the hostage home from Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israeli military says its actions ‘influenced’ Hamas’ killing of hostages

The recovery in September of the bodies of six Israeli hostages, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, triggered deep shock in Israel.

  • Emily Rose
Pope Francis.

Pope calls Gaza airstrikes ‘cruelty’ after Israeli minister’s criticism

Francis opened his annual Christmas address to the Catholic cardinals who lead the Vatican’s various departments with what appeared to be a reference to Israeli airstrikes.

  • Joshua McElwee
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Displaced Palestinians line up to collect water, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, in August.

Israel accused of killing Palestinians by denying water, as Gaza bombing continues

Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens of people in Gaza overnight, as Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide and MSF said signs of ethnic cleansing “were undeniable”.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, center, arrives to attend a hearing at the district court for his long-running trial for alleged corruption, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. (Menahem Kahana/Pool Photo via AP)

Netanyahu assails media as he testifies for first time in his corruption trial

The Israeli prime minister took the witness stand for the first time in his long-running corruption trial, saying he was being hounded for his hawkish security policies.

  • Maayan Lubell
A Palestinian woman among rubble after Israeli shelling in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza last week.

‘It must stop now’: Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza

Amnesty said the United States and other allies of Israel could be complicit in genocide, and called on them to halt arms shipments.

  • Samy Magdy
A statue of Hafez Assad falls in Aleppo.

What’s behind the Syrian offensive?

The surge in fighting has raised the prospect of another violent front reopening in the Middle East.

  • Ellen Knickmeyer

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