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Many believe Benjamin Netanyahu fears his government will collapse if the war ends.

‘I can’t go back’: Netanyahu’s prolonged war risks mutiny in the ranks

More Israeli military reservists are failing to turn up for duty and former army officers say the prime minister is prolonging the war in Gaza for his own benefit.

  • Henry Bodkin and Adrian Blomfield

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Palestinians crowded together as they wait for food distribution in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip.

‘False campaign’: Israel insists there is ‘no starvation’ in Gaza

The Israeli embassy has rejected Anthony Albanese’s claim that Israel has breached international law in Gaza, branding news of starvation as propaganda.

  • Matthew Knott
Yazan Abu Ful, a 2-year-old malnourished child, sits at his family home in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 23, 2025.

Labor figures demand Palestinian statehood as PM criticises Israel over famine in Gaza

The prime minister stopped short of following France and moving to recognise a Palestinian state as Gaza faces a “humanitarian catastrophe”.

  • Matthew Knott
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

The Albanese government wants the Gaza war to end now. So do most Israelis

In Israel, the idea the war has gone on for too long is utterly mainstream, as is the idea Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is at least partly to blame.

  • Matthew Knott
Palestinians gather to collect humanitarian aid from a distribution point in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza, on Sunday.

Penny Wong: Israel condemnation channels Australians’ ‘distress’ over Gaza

Penny Wong has sought to downplay a rift with the Trump administration after Australia joined a coalition of 28 nations calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

  • Matthew Knott, Nick Newling and Angus Thompson
Relatives carry the body of 13-year-old Seraje Ebrahim, who was killed in an Israeli strike on a drinking water distribution point on Sunday.

Israeli missile kills six children collecting water in Gaza

The Israeli military said the strike had intended to hit a militant but a malfunction had caused it to fall “dozens of metres from the target”.

  • Crispian Balmer
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Special Envoy to Combat Antisemitism Jillian Segal

Antisemitism envoy singles out ABC reporting in stoush over ‘manipulated narratives’

The clash comes a day after Jillian Segal presented her blueprint to crack down on anti-Jewish hate, which she says is growing in part due to media reporting.

  • Olivia Ireland
Tensions are running high in East Jerusalem.

‘There is nothing the world can do about it’: Australian takes on controversial Middle Eastern role

Najah al-Rajabi’s family has lived in their home since 1975. Melbourne-born Daniel Luria is leading the fight to install Jewish families there instead.

  • Matthew Knott
Kate Geraghty photo index

‘I’m under siege’: The families fighting for their homes on the West Bank

While the war between Israel and Iran ended after 12 days, tensions in the fiercely contested West Bank are only increasing. Foreign affairs correspondent Matthew Knott and photojournalist Kate Geraghty travelled there for this report.

  • Matthew Knott
Bob Vylan’s performance at Glastonbury Festival, as well as Kneecap’s set, is being investigated by police.

Why police are investigating Bob Vylan and Kneecap’s Glastonbury sets – and what comes next

Five words chanted from a stage have echoed around the world in a mess the BBC thought it had successfully outmanoeuvred. It was wrong.

  • Bronte Gossling and Nick Newling

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