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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem last month.

Israel acknowledges it is backing armed alternatives to Hamas in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans that are opposed to Hamas, but witnesses say the fighters he was referring to have been looting aid while Israeli soldiers watch.

  • Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick

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Palestinians carry bags filled with food and humanitarian aid provided by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Khan Younis.

Gaza aid sites closed as Israel declares ‘combat zones’

Palestinian sources and witnesses said Israeli forces fired on people heading towards an aid distribution hub on Tuesday, killing at least 27.

  • Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

‘People are starving’: Albanese attacks Israel over ‘outrageous’ Gaza food restrictions

The prime minister said Australia would continue to criticise the Netanyahu government when necessary – but is under fire both at home and abroad to match his words with action.

  • Matthew Knott
It’s a surprise to peace campaigners to find themselves putting their hope in Donald Trump.

Why two men from opposite sides see Donald Trump as a ‘saviour’

Unlikely allies Gershon Baskin and Samer Sinijlawi speak as one about peace in the Middle East. Now they see hope in the form of the US president.

  • Matthew Knott
Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike in Jabalia, northern Gaza Strip.

At least 20 killed in fresh Gaza strikes as Trump-backed truce hopes fade

More than 130 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes in recent days, Gaza’s Health Ministry says, despite hopes of a renewed ceasefire.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi, Alexander Cornwell, Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue
Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander was abducted and brought to Gaza on October 7, 2023.

Hamas releases US hostage in ‘goodwill gesture’ towards Trump administration

The release of Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander could lay the groundwork for a new ceasefire deal with Israel.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg
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Yael Alexander holds a poster of her son, Edan, who was taken hostage by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023.

Last surviving American hostage in Gaza to be released, Hamas says

Edan Alexander will be handed over as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the territory and resume the delivery of aid.

  • Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Save The Children’s Georgia Tacey in Gaza.

No child, anywhere, should grow up like the children I saw in Gaza

As an Australian aid worker I’m haunted by what I’ve seen in Gaza. Why is the Western world turning a blind eye to this humanitarian crisis?

  • Georgia Tacey
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
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

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