On the ground in the Middle East
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty spent 16 days in Israel and Lebanon as the conflict raged between the two countries.
Beirut is a city you can’t help but love, even as it breaks your heart
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty have spent eight days in Beirut, where bullet-holes in palm trees among the glitzy restaurants tell the tale of a broken city.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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Ali was watching the war on TV. Then an Israeli bomb fell beside his home
Survivors of the deadliest Israeli attack on Lebanon in a year are frustrated that Lebanese families are paying for the war between Israel and Hezbollah.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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Far from Hezbollah strongholds, a tiny body is found among the dead
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty visit the north Lebanon village of Aitou, where at least 22 people were killed by a strike far from the Hezbollah strongholds.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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‘We are the lions’: Why these Israelis are staying in their border homes despite Hezbollah rockets
As life on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon continues against a background of rocket fire, we speak to residents who are determined to stay.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
In pictures: On the ground in southern Israel
Award-winning photographer Kate Geraghty has unparalleled experience in operating out of conflict zones over decades. Here are her images from southern Israel.
- by Kate Geraghty
Nova music festival memorial service
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty travelled to the site of the Nova music festival where a memorial is being held to remember the 324 people killed on October 7, 2023.
Strike in northern Lebanon kills more than a dozen
An Israeli strike on a home in the village of Aitou has killed more than 20 people, with claims it was targeting a Hezbollah official visiting the residence. Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty are in Lebanon.
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The Australian politician in Lebanon speaking out against Hezbollah
Two years ago, Ihab Matar was running a successful construction company and living in western Sydney. Now he’s a member of Lebanon’s parliament taking on Hezbollah.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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Australians in mass no-show for evacuation flight from Lebanon
The federal government estimates there are about 15,000 Australians in Lebanon. Some people have continued travelling there against DFAT advice.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
‘Why, Lord, why?’ The moment the music stopped
In the pre-dawn darkness, family and friends of the 364 people who were killed at the Nova music festival in Israel on October 7, 2023, gathered to remember their loved ones.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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