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Palestinians react after carrying the bodies of those killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza.

‘Gunshots rained down’: 85 killed in Gaza on deadliest day yet for aid-seekers

Israel’s military also issued evacuation orders for parts of central Gaza, one of few areas it has rarely operated with ground troops, and where many organisations trying to distribute aid are located.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy

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Relatives and supporters of the Gaza hostages hold a rally demanding their release in Tel Aviv last week.

More hostages to be released from Gaza ‘very shortly’, Trump says

As the president hints that a deal with Hamas could be close, the UN has accused Israel of withholding visas from its aid staff in Gaza.

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ave our Songlines convenor Raelene Cooper at the UNESCO World Heritage Committee 47th session in Paris.

Murujuga traditional owner accuses UNESCO of silencing, intimidating group in Paris

Raelene Cooper wrote to the World Heritage Centre on Sunday to complain about the treatment of her group.

  • Hamish Hastie
Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah.

Gaza truce talks faltering over Israeli withdrawal plans

The indirect talks over a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire were nonetheless expected to continue, sources said.

More than 1 million petroglyphs are scattered around Murujuga National Park, which overlooks Woodside’s Karratha operations.

Ancient WA rock art given UNESCO World Heritage status after 20-year campaign

The Murujuga Cultural Landscape has become Australia’s 21st World Heritage site along with the Great Barrier Reef, Kakadu and Uluru.

  • David Crowe
Tensions are running high in East Jerusalem.

‘There is nothing the world can do about it’: Australian takes on controversial Middle Eastern role

Najah al-Rajabi’s family has lived in their home since 1975. Melbourne-born Daniel Luria is leading the fight to install Jewish families there instead.

  • Matthew Knott
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United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese told an Australian audience Israel did not have the right to defend itself against a threat emanating from a territory it occupied.

‘Malicious’: US sanctions UN Palestine expert Francesca Albanese

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.

  • Michael Koziol
An Israeli army vehicle moves along the Gaza border in southern Israel on Sunday.

Gaza buffer zone plan outlined ahead of key Netanyahu-Trump meeting

New details have emerged of how a ceasefire in Gaza could work as Israel and Hamas edge closer to an agreement, while Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu flies to Washington.

  • Wafaa Shurafa and Abby Sewell
Mourners gather around the flag-draped coffins of Iranians killed in Israeli strikes, as one of them holds a poster of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.

Iran’s latest decision reveals flaw in Trump’s big plan

The only card left for the Iranians to play is that their uranium survived the US bombing. Maybe they are bluffing. But it exposes the enduring flaw in Trump’s bombing plan.

  • David E. Sanger
Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and US President Donald Trump.

Trump warns US could bomb Iran again if uranium enrichment resumes

The US president also said he had shelved plans to lift sanctions, while Iran has held state funerals for the generals and nuclear scientists killed in Israeli air strikes.

  • Trevor Hunnicutt and Steve Holland

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