Israel’s army has announced the opening of an additional aid crossing into Gaza, on the eve of a US-imposed deadline to improve humanitarian conditions for Palestinians in the war-ravaged territory.
Israel’s newly appointed Defence Minister has warned the IDF could attack Iran’s nuclear plants, as Jerusalem prepares for a retaliatory strike from Tehran.
As the Islamic Republic ratchets up its bellicose rhetoric following Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iranian military sites, US president-elect Donald Trump has a golden opportunity to deliver a reset that can reshape the Middle East.
Israelis may be praying Donald Trump will relieve Jerusalem of the task of bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities or at least support Israel if it tried to do so. Given how close the regime is to the bomb, time may no longer be on Jerusalem’s side.
West’s arch-enemies, such as Iran, are reacting to Donald Trump
It beggars belief that Kristallnacht has been repeated, 86 years on
The Australian Press Council has rejected a complaint made against a controversial cartoon on the Israel-Gaza conflict published in Nine Entertainment’s major mastheads.
Qatar has cited a failure by Israel and Hamas to make progress in the talks, and has also asked Hamas’s political leaders to leave the Gulf country.
Having been involved in left-wing politics for several decades, I would have to say this alliance between the left and genocidal radical Islamism is the strangest and most disturbing political development in my lifetime.
Donald Trump may be confident that he can usher in a golden peace in the Middle East but, in the two months before his inauguration at least, Iran and Israel are set to go at it hammer and tongs.
Dutch leader condemns anti-Semitic incidents, Israel evacuates some of its football supporters by air.
Hamas invaded Israel days after the release of singer and Jewish woman Deborah Conway’s autobiography. Instead of attending writers festivals and literary conversations, she was cancelled.
Legal experts said any attempt to implement the legislation would likely lead to it being struck down by Israeli courts.
The Middle East looks very different from what it did when Donald Trump first took office and so does the President-elect’s inner circle. How this will affect Israel is a risk for Netanyahu.
Penny Wong avoided a meeting with Iran’s ambassador over anti-Israel remarks as DFAT raised concerns with Tehran, while a suspected fake pro-Iranian letter has emerged.
Israel launched fresh strikes on south Beirut on Thursday, hours after Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump spoke about the ‘Iranian threat’.
Foreign policy will fundamentally shift on issues around the world. The Times’ correspondents explore how the countries they cover will be affected.
The dramatic move came after months of public disagreement between the two over the course of the war with the PM saying he was firing Gallant due to a breakdown in trust and gaps in positions between them.
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, has blasted the adequacy of Australia’s defence spending and called for investment in sea mines, drones and an Israel-style ‘iron dome’.
Retail magnate Frank Lowy and lawyer Mark Leibler have been recognised with the award of Israel’s highest honour.
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