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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

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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
Mt. Druitt Town Rangers forward Roukayah Al Fararjeh’s celebration against APIA Leichhardt in the NSW NPL women’s competition.

Palestinian flag sparks clampdown on ‘inappropriate’ goal celebrations

An incident in an NPL women’s match triggered action from the state governing body which could lead to clubs being fined.

  • Vince Rugari
In a still image taken from video provided to The New York Times, the moment Israeli troops opened fire on a group of medics in Gaza in late March 2025.

Israel admits initial account of medic killings was partly ‘mistaken’ after phone footage emerges

The video appeared to contradict Israel’s earlier version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

  • Isabel Kershner
UN described the finding as a mass grave containing the bodies of 15 rescuer workers. UN officials said the workers were killed by Israeli fire after the group went missing on March 23. The location has not been disclosed.

Emergency crews ‘struck one after another’ as they searched for missing colleagues

The United Nations has demanded “justice and answers” after the bodies of 15 emergency and aid workers were recovered from a mass grave in Gaza.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath and Fatma Khaled
Hossam Shabat

‘If you’re reading this, it means I have been killed’: The final words of a young Palestinian reporter

The UN will start pulling its workers out of Gaza as the conflict claims a growing number of aid workers, medical personnel and journalists.

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Rescue workers inspect a room at Nasser hospital after it was hit by a targeted Israeli army strike in Khan Younis on Sunday

When the airstrike hit the surgical department, Israel got their target

Ismail Barhoum was reportedly being treated for wounds when the precision strike hit the hospital, killing him and four others, including a teenage patient, according to reports.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell
Palestinians displaced by the Israeli air and ground offensive it in a makeshift tent camp inside a landfill in central Gaza Strip on Friday.

Israeli airstrike destroys Gaza’s only cancer hospital, ceasefire ‘bridges’ on the table

Meanwhile, E3 countries say they are “appalled” by the violence in Gaza and called for an immediate stop to strikes.

  • Brahim Hazboun, Sam Mednick and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel on Thursday (AEDT).

‘Catastrophic’: Israeli strikes kill dozens at home in Gaza after ground troops return

Israel warned attacks would increase. Now Hamas says the advance of ground forces in Gaza is a clear sign that Israel has backed out of the truce.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Samy Magdy
Protesters demand the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip, in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Tuesday.

‘My building of hope has collapsed’: Hostage families devastated by strikes on Gaza

Israel’s surprise assault on Tuesday brought the deadliest day in Gaza since the start of the war. Now relatives of hostages fear they might not come home at all.

  • Sam Mednick and Waafa Shurafa

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