Hezbollah
Israel-Iran conflict live updates: IDF kill dozens in Beirut missile strikes; Israeli soldiers killed fighting Hezbollah in Lebanon
Israeli and Hezbollah troops clashed on the ground in Lebanon on Wednesday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation, saying Iran “made a big mistake”.
- by Ellen Connolly, Jessica McSweeney and Lachlan Abbott
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Sydney Pro-Palestine protest, vigil to proceed after police drop case
NSW Police have dropped objections to pro-Palestine rally on Sunday after eleventh-hour negotiations. Protest organisers also say a planned vigil will go ahead on Monday.
- by Max Maddison and Michael McGowan
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Middle East at war
‘Body parts everywhere’: Lebanon rescuers struggle under Israeli fire
Israel’s intensified air campaign against Hezbollah has upended a country already grappling with multiple crises and personal losses.
- by Sarah el-Deeb
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Middle East tensions
Iran’s critical blunder has only further deepened its strategic miscalculation
Rather than re-establishing deterrence, Khamenei and his IRGC lackies have invited retaliatory attacks on Iran, and risk getting drawn into a regional war in the process.
- by Kylie Moore-Gilbert
Israelis converge on downed Iranian missiles - to take pictures
Curious onlookers came to look at the downed Iranian missiles, which crash-landed after being intercepted by Israel.
- by Chris Zappone
Israel-Iran conflict as it happened: Tehran declares action against Israel over; Strikes in Lebanon and Gaza continue
In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Iran launched a salvo of missiles at Israel after Israel killed the leadership of Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- by Chris Zappone, Jessica McSweeney and Lachlan Abbott
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Victoria Police get extra resources for anniversary protests as Allan rejects calls for new laws
Victoria Police do not have the same options as NSW Police, who have applied to court to stop a pro-Palestine demonstration planned for the one-year anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
- by Cameron Houston, Broede Carmody, Kieran Rooney and Hannah Kennelly
‘High prospect of conflict’: Rally ban gains support as woman arrested
NSW Police has “no alternative” other than to challenge two pro-Palestine protests scheduled for the long weekend, the premier said.
- by Max Maddison
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Middle East at war
Iran, Israel, US escalate threats after Tehran’s missile attack on Israel
Benjamin Netanyahu vowed retaliation after Iran fired more than 180 missiles into Israel. The US and Western allies are backing Israel’s right to self-defence.
- by Maya Gebeily
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Middle East tensions
What if one of Iran’s missiles was a nuclear warhead? That possibility isn’t far off
The United States needs to escalate its actions against Iran – because bully regimes respond to a stick.
- by Bret Stephens
A timeline of Israel’s incursions in Lebanon and Iran’s role
After killing the Hezbollah leader drawing Iran’s ire, Israel launched a ground invasion of Lebanon to stabilise the border region for its citizens. Then Iran struck.
- by Tom Perry and Angus McDowall
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