Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Everyone I know is panicking’: Fear grips Sydney Iranian community
Australia’s Iranian community says it feels squeezed between a regime many do not support and a war tearing their country apart.
- Mostafa Rachwani
Latest
Israeli attacks kill 44 Palestinians in Gaza as UN warns of water shortage
UNICEF says a shortage of fuel to operate wells and desalination plants in Gaza means the enclave “is facing what would amount to a man-made drought”.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi and Olivia Le Poidevin
- What We Know
- Middle East at war
It’s been one week since Israel first struck Iran. Here’s what we know
Donald Trump has given himself two weeks to decide if the United States will officially enter the conflict. But what happens then, and how did we get here?
- Bronte Gossling
As bombs rain down on Israel and Iran, Gaza’s carnage continues
While Israel’s stunning attack on Iran and the possibility of all-out regional war transfix the world, in the background, Gaza’s death toll continues to climb.
- Tom Housden
- Opinion
- Air travel
Flying to and from Europe via the Middle East is nerve-racking right now
Coming back from Europe as airspace closed due to the Israel-Iran conflict was stressful, but I learnt a few lessons.
- Julietta Jameson
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump has the bomb that could destroy Iran’s ‘nuclear mountain’. Israel may not need it
One previous plan to take out Iran’s heavily fortified nuclear site involved Israeli commandos, but such an attack would be hugely risky, and potentially deadly.
- Joe Barnes
As it happened Israel-Iran conflict: Trump denies Macron’s ceasefire deal claims before returning to Washington; queues in Tehran after US president issues evacuation warning
A look back at the latest news out of the Middle East with our coverage on June 17.
- Cindy Yin, Liam Mannix, Anthony Segaert, Angus Delaney and Cassandra Morgan
- Opinion
- Middle East at war
Iranians support Israel assassinating their oppressors – at least for now
Regime change, if that is indeed Israel’s goal, cannot be imposed from outside. It must come from within, and Israel risks alienating the very constituency it needs to get the job done.
- Kylie Moore-Gilbert
- Explainer
- Middle East at war
Why have some missiles penetrated Israel’s Iron Dome?
As conflict between Israel and Iran escalates, the damage is clear on the ground in both countries. How are Iran’s missiles evading Israeli defences?
- Jackson Graham and Angus Holland
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Trump faces three excruciating choices in a war only he can end
Donald Trump promised to end the wars in the Middle East. Instead, America’s president finds himself supervising a new one.
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