Iran ‘planned Israel bus blasts’: security services
Israeli security services reportedly believe Iran was behind the failed bus bombings in central Israel, with militants from the West Bank placing the devices around the city of Bat Yam.
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Key evidence in anti-Semitic ‘hate crime’
A man who is alleged to have played a role in an anti-Israel graffiti attack in Sydney’s eastern suburbs was identified due to a cast on his arm, prosecutors have claimed.
Elderly hostage ‘murdered more than a year ago’
Peace activist Oded Lifshitz, whose body was handed over by Hamas in a grotesque ceremony on Thursday night, was murdered in captivity by Palestinian Islamic Jihad.
‘Agonising’: Hostage families accuse Israel of abandoning them
Benjamin Netanyahu’s government has been accused of ‘shameful’ treatment of the families of Hamas’s hostages, with one family saying they had been left in ‘agonising uncertainty’ over their loved one’s fate.
Israel weeps for boys lost to evil of Hamas
Hamas says Kfir and Ariel Bibas, aged just nine months and four when they were taken with their 32-year-old mother Shiri, are dead and the three bodies will be returned from Gaza this week.
Hostages ‘have no time left,’ Hamas to hand over four bodies
Iair Horn, who was released last weekend, warns the remaining captives are running out of time as Hamas says it will hand over four dead hostages on Thursday.
Any Gaza deal must boost regional security: Rubio
The Israel-Hamas war dominated discussions between the US Secretary of State and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
Israeli troops will stay in Lebanon past deadline to pull out
Israel’s decision to maintain a presence in strategic locations in Lebanon sets up a diplomatic test for the Trump administration as it tries to maintain ceasefires in Lebanon and Gaza.
Israel ‘must withdraw from Lebanon by Feb 18’: Hezbollah
Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem says the Lebanese government must ensure Israel’s withdrawal as Marco Rubio called on Beirut to disarm the terror group.
Hamas ‘must be eradicated, hostages released’: Rubio
US Secretary of State says Hamas must be destroyed and unable to control the Gaza Strip, as he made his first visit to Israel as Washington’s chief diplomat.
Released hostages back in Israel, 100s of Palestinian prisoners freed
Hamas has handed over three Israeli male civilians held hostage in Gaza, as the latest swap of hostages for Palestinians under the ceasefire began.
Council mulls divisive ‘BDS lite’ plan
One of Australia’s most wealthy and influential councils is poised to implement a ‘politically, not legally’ motivated ‘BDS lite’ policy in what Jewish leaders say is a divisive singling out of Israel.
Female hostages ‘shown torture videos of male captives’
Four freed female Israeli hostages have described their mistreatment in captivity as Israel waits to see if Hamas will keep its word and free three captives on Saturday.
Israel and Hamas agree to resolve ceasefire dispute
Hamas agreed to release three hostages on Saturday and may free another six next week after receiving guarantees from mediators that caravans and medical equipment would be allowed into Gaza.
Tah’s plan: Edmed and Suaalii to launch a threat set to rival Folau
Waratah playmaker Tane Edmed holds the key to unlocking Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii’s potential, and has a plan to replicate Israel Folau’s aerial assault, JAMIE PANDARAM with the exclusive details.
Israel ‘plans to strike Iranian nuclear sites’: US intelligence
Israel is considering significant strikes on Iranian nuclear sites this year, aiming to take advantage of Iran’s weakness, US intelligence agencies warn.
Truce ‘to hold if Hamas releases three hostages Saturday’: Israel
Jerusalem reportedly sent the message to Hamas through mediators Egypt and Qatar as the Defence Minister threatens to open ‘the gates of hell’ if the captives weren’t freed by the noon deadline.
New low: Nurses’ anti-Jewish hatred antithesis of medical ethics
The concerns of Australian Jews will be heightened by the fact that the video of two nurses threatening to kill Israeli patients is part of a despicable, long-running pattern of anti-Semitism.
Game changer for a game in need of a superhero
For most of his career, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii has been pushed and pulled in different directions by those who want something from him and two rugby codes that claim him as their own when he belongs to both. I just want to watch Suaalii play.
Gaza plan a red line for Egypt and Jordan. Will it backfire on Trump?
Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw aid unless Egypt and Jordan accept Gazans is unlikely to sway them. They’ll simply look to rich Gulf countries or even China, a key investor, to bail them out.
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