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Smoke and fire rise to the sky following an Israeli airstrike in the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, on Thursday.

Gaza ceasefire talks collapse as France pledges to recognise Palestine

The breakdown comes at a critical time amid reports of mass starvation in Gaza, while President Macron says France will officially recognise Palestine as a state.

  • Michael Koziol

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Palestinians, including children, line up this week in Gaza City to receive food.

Overkill in Gaza: Penny Wong was right to call out Israel

In an issue as complex as the Israel-Palestine question, it should come as no surprise that Australia and like-minded nations should hold both sides to account.

  • Rodger Shanahan
Palestinians react after carrying the bodies of those killed while trying to reach aid trucks entering northern Gaza.

‘Gunshots rained down’: 85 killed in Gaza on deadliest day yet for aid-seekers

Israel’s military also issued evacuation orders for parts of central Gaza, one of few areas it has rarely operated with ground troops, and where many organisations trying to distribute aid are located.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Fatma Khaled, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
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Israeli shell hits Gaza church that late pope called every day

Three people were killed and 10 were wounded, including the parish priest who regularly spoke to Pope Francis. Israel expressed regret over what it described as an accident.

  • Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, surrounded by ministers from the government attends a session of the Knesset – Israel’s parliament – in Jerusalem, on Monday.

Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing. Here’s what it means for Israel and Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow when an ultra-Orthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition and could set in motion his government’s demise.

  • Tia Goldenberg
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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Palestinians carry bags containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in Rafah.

Gaza truce talks faltering over Israeli withdrawal plans

The indirect talks over a US proposal for a 60-day ceasefire were nonetheless expected to continue, sources said.

Buildings at Iran’s Isfahan facility show extensive damage after Israeli strikes.

Some of Iran’s enriched uranium survived attacks, Israeli official says

Any attempts by Iran to recover it would almost certainly be detected, and the facilities could be bombed again, a senior Israeli official says.

  • David E. Sanger
Relatives mourn after 10 people, including several children, were killed in an Israeli strike while they were waiting to receive nutritional supplements at a Project Hope-run medical clinic in Deir al-Balah on Thursday.

‘She was innocent’: Israeli strike kills 10 children near US-run Gaza clinic

Bodies were seen lying in pools of blood after the strike, which the Israeli military said had targeted militant who took part in the October 7 Hamas attack.

  • Crispian Balmer, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta
United Nations special rapporteur Francesca Albanese told an Australian audience Israel did not have the right to defend itself against a threat emanating from a territory it occupied.

‘Malicious’: US sanctions UN Palestine expert Francesca Albanese

The rare move to target the high-profile United Nations representative comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues a multi-day visit to Washington.

  • Michael Koziol

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