Israel Conflict

Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas have launched a large-scale campaign against Israel. Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict, the war began with a militant invasion of Israel from the Gaza Strip. It continues.

(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024. (Photo by Leo Correa / POOL / AFP)

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Netanyahu faces possible arrest over ‘Gaza genocide’

Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on a hostage release plan as the International Criminal Court looks at issuing arrest warrants against the Israeli leader and other officials.

TOPSHOT - A medic cares for 'Sabreen al-Ruh al-Sheikh', a Palestinian baby delivered preterm by caesarian section minutes before the death of her mother, gravely injured in an Israeli air strike, at the Emirati hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. (Photo by AFP)

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Gaza ‘miracle’ baby saved from wounded mother’s womb dies

The premature baby saved as her mother lay fatally injured by an Israeli air strike has died in a Rafah hospital. Warning: Graphic

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Fire and smoke as Israeli air strikes hit Iranian military base

Photos have revealed the damage left after a “bombing” on an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian armed groups, as Israel launched a direct air strike against Iran’s military targets.

France's President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a video conference with German Chancelor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 12, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

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Macron reveals ‘Plan B’ for Olympics opening ceremony

The Paris organisers have devised a ceremony that is unprecedented in Olympic history but all that could change if there is a serious risk of terror attack.

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$\\KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 6: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli airstrike receives treatment at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 06, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel stepped up its military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)$

Israel lashes UN chief for Hamas ‘support’

Israel’s foreign minister has slammed the UN chief over his decision to invoke a rare clause that will force the Security Council to address the war in Gaza. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 5: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli airstrike arrives at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 05, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. With more than 300 Palestinians killed as Israel steps up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

‘Apocalyptic’ conditions blocking aid in Gaza

The UN’s top aid official says Israel’s bombing has ended any possibility of meaningful humanitarian operations. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 4: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) Young children injured in Israeli airstrikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 04, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel has stepped up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) *BESTPIX*

‘Hellish’ Gaza aid outlook, UN warns

The UN has issued a terrifying warning for the people of Gaza as Israel ramps up its attacks in the south of the strip. Follow the updates. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 3: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) Young children injured in Israeli airstrikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 03, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel has stepped up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

‘Massive child casualties’: 15,500 Palestinians killed in two months

The death toll in Gaza from air strikes has surged to a shocking new figure, as Israel’s military withdraws from the north and shifts focus to the south. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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Unicef global spokesman James Elder in Gaza, December 2023. Picture:Supplied by Unicef

‘It can get worse’: Aussie in Gaza gives grim update

James Elder has worked in some of the world’s worst disaster zones but admits he was unprepared for the horrors of life in Gaza. Watch video.

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SOUTHERN BORDER, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 02: Israeli soldiers stand on tanks and armored vehicles near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 2, 2023 in Southern Border, Israel. Israel steps up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel reveals new ceasefire conditions

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined his demands before a new truce, while Tel Aviv protests demand the government do whatever it takes to free the hostages. Warning: Graphic

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(FILES) Head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in support of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque in Gaza City on October 1, 2022. After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar rose to lead the Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip. He stands accused of masterminding the group's October 7 attacks, the worst in Israel's history, which officials say left around 1,200 people dead and about 240 dragged back to Gaza as hostages. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Israel sets sights on ‘bin Laden of Gaza’

Nowhere in the world will be safe for Hamas’ leadership, with Israel planning to kill the terror group’s kingpins across the globe,including the man dubbed ‘the bin Laden of Gaza’

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Israeli troops gather with their military vehicles on the border with the Gaza Strip on November 30, 2023, on the 7th day of a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas militants. Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Gaza Strip. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

Explosions, air strikes: Israel resumes fighting after truce ends

Israel has “resumed combat” in Gaza after Hamas violated the truce, Israeli military confirmed after the ceasefire ended. Follow latest updates. Warning: Graphic

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