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Israel says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killing of 15 Gaza medics found in mass grave

An internal investigation into the killing last month by Israeli forces found a chain of “professional failures”, while a deputy commander who was first to open fire has been sacked.

  • Melanie Lidman

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A dead man is removed from the rubble of the Manoun family’s house after it was targeted by an Israeli army strike in Jabalia al-Balad, Gaza City on Sunday.

Israel to keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?

Israel says it needs to hold on to the zones to prevent future attacks, but the takeovers appear to meet the dictionary definition of military occupation.

  • Joseph Krauss
The Israeli Defence Forces resumed airstrikes in Gaza after the first phase of the ceasefire reached its end.

Gazans are trapped in a forever war designed around Netanyahu’s impossible aims

Nobody should be shocked by the ceasefire breakdown between Israel and Hamas. Those with power see no incentive to end this war.

  • Waleed Aly
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Thursday (AEDT).

‘Catastrophic’: Israeli strikes kill dozens at home in Gaza after ground troops return

Israel warned attacks would increase. Now Hamas says the advance of ground forces in Gaza is a clear sign that Israel has backed out of the truce.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy
Protesters demand the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday.

‘My building of hope has collapsed’: Hostage families devastated by strikes on Gaza

Israel’s surprise assault on Tuesday brought the deadliest day in Gaza since the start of the war. Now relatives of hostages fear they might not come home at all.

  • Sam Mednick and Waafa Shurafa
Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, (right) and US President Donald Trump.

While the world focused on Trump’s trade war, the Gaza ceasefire was unravelling in plain sight

The Israeli prime minister has always had a hole in the heart of his war strategy. And with Gaza once more under attack, it remains as glaring as ever.

  • Matthew Knott
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US President Donald Trump pictured with ex-hostage Omer Shem Tov.

Trump threatens Hamas after secret talks with terror group revealed

An Israeli official said Israel learnt that the US was directly negotiating with Hamas through “other channels”.

  • Steve Holland and Matt Spetalnick
A woman walks with an Israeli flag near the remaining house of the Kunio family after it was burnt during the October 7, 2023 attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz.

Israeli intelligence had ‘deep understanding’ of Hamas threat

Shin Bet has implicitly blamed the country’s political leadership for the October 7 attack, saying it was thwarted in its efforts to act on what it knew.

  • Emily Rose
Peter Dutton has been urged to recognise West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Israel urges Dutton to recognise West Jerusalem as nation’s capital

Most countries do not officially recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital even though it is the site of the Israeli parliament.

  • Matthew Knott
The home of Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver who was murdered by Hamas during the October 7 attack in Kibbutz Be’eri.

‘Unfeasible’: How seven years of Hamas planning were dismissed by Israel

The IDF has released the report of its internal inquiry into the “historic failure” of October 7, 2023.

  • Henry Bodkin

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