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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Donald Trump in the Oval Office.

‘He kind of got bored’: How Trump’s hopes of Gaza peace faded away

After an early diplomatic effort to free hostages and reach a long-term settlement, the US president and his top officials now seem distracted as Israel plans a major escalation.

  • Michael Crowley

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Palestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip.

Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say

Cabinet ministers approved the plan hours after Israel’s military chief said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers.

  • Tia Goldenberg and Sam Mednick
A May 2014 photo showing of Pope Francis passing Israel’s separation barrier en route to a mass in Manger Square next to the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ in the West Bank city of Bethlehem.

Popemobile converted into clinic for Gaza’s wounded children

An iconic popemobile once used by Pope Francis will be deployed on a very different mission – serving as a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza.

  • Rob Harris
Freedom Flotilla says one of its ships was subjected to a drone attack.

All aboard Gaza aid flotilla confirmed safe after NGO reports drone attack

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition uploaded video footage showing a fire on one of its ships but did not indicate who could have been responsible for the attack.

Pro-Palestine group sends teachers classroom guide challenging ‘Anzac mythology’

Teachers for Palestine want schoolchildren taught about Australian soldiers acting as “enforcers of Empire” in post-WWI Egypt.

  • Alex Crowe and Noel Towell
Greens leader Adam Bandt and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in discussion during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 5 September 2023. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Bandt retaliates against Labor by putting teals, Payman before government

Fatima Payman’s chances of gaining a Senate ally have been given a boost by the Greens, after the minor party was infuriated by Labor’s preferencing decision in a critical seat.

  • Paul Sakkal
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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
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
Passover can be an exhausting time, but it’s among the most important of Jewish holidays.

A shadow hangs over Passover

Passover is a celebration of Jewish freedom from slavery, marked again this year by hostages being held in the hands of Hamas.

  • Nomi Kaltmann
It’s been five months since Ranem Abu-Izneid suffered injuries in the West Bank. She’s still looking for answers.

Five months after being injured in the West Bank, Ranem is still waiting for answers

Australian citizen Ranem Abu Izneid says she feels her government should have done more to support her.

  • Angus Delaney

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