Hamas
Palestinian clerics at odds on wisdom of Hamas attack on Israel
The October 7 cross-border attack was the deadliest in the Palestinian-Israel conflict. Israel’s response has killed almost 44,000 people in Gaza so far.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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US won’t halt any weapons to Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid situation
The US says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza.
Israeli tanks push deeper into Gaza forcing more families out
Palestinian officials say Israel is carrying out a plan of “ethnic cleansing”. Israel denies claims that residents won’t ever be able to return to their homes.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
Protests across Israel after Netanyahu sacks popular defence minister
The dismissal of Yoav Gallant comes as Israel is embroiled in wars on multiple fronts.
- by Josef Federman
In its first ground raid into Syria, Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran
A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
- by Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
‘Horrifying incident’: Israel asked to explain deadly strike on Gaza residential block
Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll, with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
How the Human Rights Commission went to war with itself
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos
Israel pounds ancient city of Tyre on Lebanese coast
Targets hit sit between several UNESCO heritage sites, including some associated with Phoenicians and Crusaders.
- by Mohammed Zaatari and Kareem Chehayeb
Troops round up men, order women to leave camp in northern Gaza, medics say
Israeli military forces besieged hospitals and shelters for displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip as they stepped up their operations, witnesses say.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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Middle East at war
Blasts hit Beirut as Israel targets Hezbollah-run bank branches
Meanwhile in Gaza rescuers are still recovering people from the rubble after an Israeli attack that killed dozens.
- by Amina Ismail and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Netanyahu vows Iran will pay ‘a heavy price’ after drone strike near his home
Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not be deterred after a Hezbollah drone hit his holiday house as the Middle East conflict showed no pause despite the death of the Hamas leader.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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