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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

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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
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese meets with students during a visit to Carlton South Primary School in Sydney yesterday.

Albanese is using public school students as an election tool

The PM’s decision to fund NSW public schools to the tune of $4.8b is a cynical political ploy, writes Kevin Farrell.

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
Gaza has been left devastated by the Israeli bombardment.

Israel cuts off aid to Gaza, pressures Hamas to accept new ceasefire plan

Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the truce and said its decision to stop the entry of all goods and supplies was “cheap extortion”.

The contest between Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton will take place in the shadow of Donald Trump.

Expect Trump, Musk and Vance to meddle in Australia’s election

They have form when it comes to intervening in foreign election campaigns – and Peter Dutton might welcome that more than Anthony Albanese.

  • Bruce Wolpe
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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
Thousands of people line the entrance to the Ayalon highway to watch and pay their respects as the funeral procession carrying the caskets of Shiri, Kfir and Ariel pass by with the family in minibuses behind them.

‘I’m sorry I couldn’t protect you’: Father bids farewell to wife and little boys who captured a nation

After tens of thousands of Israelis lined the roads to honour his family, Yarden Bibas reflected on the last moment he shared with them.

  • Melanie Lidman

Trump ‘floods the zone’ with bizarre AI video of future Gaza where he is king

The short video, deemed repugnant even by his own supporters, depicts a glittery riviera complete with a shirtless Trump sipping cocktails with Benjamin Netanyahu.

  • Michael Koziol
British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari and her mother, Mandy, on a call with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer after her release from captivity in Gaza.

Inside the hostage hotel, where freed Israelis come to terms with their new normal

No other hotel is quite like it. Close to a hospital, it shelters people who have had their faces in the world’s newspapers for 16 months.

  • Nicole Lampert

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