The Palestinian Territories
Israeli military says its actions ‘influenced’ Hamas’ killing of hostages
The recovery in September of the bodies of six Israeli hostages, including Hersh Goldberg-Polin, triggered deep shock in Israel.
- by Emily Rose
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Israel accused of killing Palestinians by denying water, as Gaza bombing continues
Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens of people in Gaza overnight, as Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of genocide and MSF said signs of ethnic cleansing “were undeniable”.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Telling Israel the killing must stop in Gaza is not antisemitic
Israel had every right respond to Hamas, but some of its supporters ignore a critical constraint under international law.
- by Rodger Shanahan
Inside the fiery meeting that would define the government’s relationship with Israel
Fallout from the war in Gaza has created a deepening rift in relations between Australia and Israel. The hostilities are political and personal.
- by Matthew Knott
Netanyahu claims Melbourne synagogue attack linked to Labor’s ‘anti-Israel sentiment’
The Israeli leader cited Canberra’s decision to vote for a UN resolution demanding the end of Israel’s “unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory”.
- by Rob Harris, Ashleigh McMillan and Brittany Busch
‘The two-state solution is absolutely dead,’ leading Palestinian advocate says
The head of the Palestinian lobby in Australia said the two-state solution was akin to partitioning apartheid South Africa into separate black and white nations.
- by Matthew Knott
‘It must stop now’: Amnesty accuses Israel of genocide in Gaza
Amnesty said the United States and other allies of Israel could be complicit in genocide, and called on them to halt arms shipments.
- by Samy Magdy
‘Shameless’: Peak Jewish group says Labor betrayed Israel at UN
Labor’s relationship with Israel has sunk to new lows, with the nation’s peak Jewish group declaring Australia’s longstanding bipartisan support for Israel has essentially vanished.
- by Matthew Knott
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Australia to switch stance on UN votes as a pathway to two-state solution
The Albanese government is preparing to again anger Israel by changing Australia’s stance in a series of high-profile votes on the Middle East peace process.
- by Matthew Knott
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Trump demands release of October 7 hostages, warning of ‘hell to pay’
The president-elect’s threat came hours after the Israeli government confirmed the death of Omer Neutra, a dual US-Israeli citizen, whose body is still believed to be held by Hamas in Gaza.
- by Jill Colvin
Opinion
Middle East at war
The ICC’s warrant for Netanyahu is about one thing only
What Joe Biden and others are seemingly outraged by is the whole point of international law, and indeed of law itself.
- by Waleed Aly
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