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David Coleman and Donald Trump.

‘That’s not our policy’: Coalition splits with Trump on Gaza ‘clean-out’

New opposition foreign affairs spokesman David Coleman says a Coalition government would argue for a two-state solution for the Palestinian and Israeli people, not the plan put forward by Donald Trump.

  • David Crowe

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An unending stream of people marched up the coast of Gaza on January 27, carrying their belongings in plastic bags and repurposed flour sacks through the central city of Nuseirat after Israel reopened access to the territory’s north.

Hamas list shows eight hostages to be freed during ceasefire are dead

The news came as Israel began allowing hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to return to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip.

  • Samy Magdy
Displaced Palestinians wait near a roadblock after being stopped from returning to northern Gaza.

‘We’re worthless’: Israel blocks Palestinians going home to northern Gaza, kills 22 in Lebanon

Israeli forces opened fire on protesters demanding their planned withdrawal from Lebanon, while in Gaza, a dispute over a hostage appears settled.

  • Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss
Displaced Palestinians returning to a destroyed Rafah in the Gaza Strip, a day after the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas came into effect.

Here’s why Trump’s ‘clean out Gaza’ idea is rejected

The US president said resettling most of the strip’s population of 2.3 million in Jordan or Egypt could be “temporary or long term”. He’s already heard a firm “no”.

  • Joseph Krauss
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One as he travelled from Las Vegas to Miami.

‘You know, it’s over’: Trump floats plan to ‘just clean out’ Gaza

Donald Trump told reporters he wants Jordan, Egypt and other Arab nations to take in “probably a million and a half” Palestinians from the war-torn strip.

  • Will Weissert and Zeke Miller
Israeli female soldier hostages wave before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City.

Second hostage swap is a bitter pill for Netanyahu’s failed ambitions

For Israel’s prime minister, the safe release of four soldiers is only further proof that his ambitions for the Middle East have not been fully realised.

  • Amin Saikal
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In the upcoming election campaign, Peter Dutton will find fertile ground in immigration and security issues.

Playing hard or being ‘reckless’? Dutton ramps up attack

The opposition leader’s rhetoric has prompted opponents to accuse him of “grotesque”, trumped-up politics. But do the times suit him?

  • Paul Sakkal
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Safety fears and antisemitism concerns over Gaza

An exclusive survey shows a surge in concern about community safety since the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.

  • David Crowe
In this image taken from an Associated Press video, Israeli female soldier hostages wave at a Palestinian crowd before being handed over to the Red Cross in Gaza City on Saturday.

Hamas releases four Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners

Live television footage showed the moment four female Israeli soldiers were paraded in front of a crowd in Gaza City before being handed over to the Red Cross.

  • Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
The next four hostages to be released: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Naama Levy and Daniella Gilboa.

Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap

Israeli media said that the latest list was not in line with the original ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.

  • Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie

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