Israel Conflict

Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas have launched a large-scale campaign against Israel. Part of the Gaza–Israel conflict, the war began with a militant invasion of Israel from the Gaza Strip. It continues.

ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - JULY 09: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) is joined by Israeli Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer and other officials for a meeting with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon on July 09, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. Netanyahu is in Washington for meetings with President Donald Trump, members of his cabinet, Congressional leaders and other officials to discuss a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

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Netanyahu reveals second secret Trump meeting

Benjamin Netanyahu revealed he met Donald Trump privately for a second time while visiting Washington – and their discussion centred around one key issue.

TOPSHOT - This handout satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies and dated June 27, 2025, shows vehicles at the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant (FFEP) one week after US strikes on three Iranian nuclear sites early on June 22. Iran on June 26 denied it is set to resume nuclear talks with the United States after the end of a 12-day war with Israel, and accused Washington of exaggerating the impact of US strikes. (Photo by Satellite image Â©2025 Maxar Technologies / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT

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Pentagon gives update on damage to Iran nuke plants

US defence intel assessments have given a clearer picture of the damage US strikes made to three Iran nuclear sites.

Fresh attack on Tel Aviv, nuclear plant damaged.

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Earthquake near Iran’s key nuclear plant after ‘huge blast’

Loud explosions have been heard near a key Iranian nuclear plant after an Israeli strike, as Iran launched a new barrage of missiles on Tel Aviv.

Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg talks to journalists upon her arrival to Roissy-Charles de Gaulle Airport, as she left Israel on a flight to Sweden via France, after she was detained along with other activists aboard a Gaza-bound aid boat, on June 10, 2025. Thunberg departed Israel on a flight from Tel Aviv to Sweden (via France). Of the 12 people on board the Madleen carrying food and supplies for Gaza, five French activists were taken into custody after they refused to leave Israel voluntarily. (Photo by Hugo MATHY / AFP) / âThe erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Hugo MATHY has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [---] instead of [---]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require.â

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‘World needs more angry young women’: Greta shrugs off Trump

Deported climate activist Greta Thunberg dismissed Donald Trump’s criticism and told French reporters she was “kidnapped on international waters” by Israel.

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Smoke rises in the sky following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Friday, May 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)

Israel demands Hamas accept hostage deal or be ‘annihilated’

Israel has threatened Hamas with ‘annihilation’ if the Palestinian militant group refuses to accept a hostage deal as US President Donald Trump announces a ceasefire deal is ‘very close’.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends his trial on corruption charges at the district court in Tel Aviv, on March 12, 2025. (Photo by Yair Sagi / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu slams ‘rotten’ UN over ‘genocide’ report

Israel’s PM has blasted a UN council behind a report that found the destruction of Gaza’s main IVF clinic was an act of genocide.

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(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (L) looks on during a campaign rally at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on November 4, 2024, and Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (R) speaks after casting his ballot during the runoff presidential election in Tehran on July 5, 2024. After Donald Trump's re-election, Iran has projected indifference, officially stating it expects no fundamental shift in US policy, especially on sanctions or the Middle East's wars. Iran on November 7, 2024 called Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election an opportunity for the United States to reassess past

Trump pushing to negotiate nuclear deal with Iran

Donald Trump has sent a letter to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the hopes that Iran will negotiate a nuclear deal as it was revealed the US would consider joint action with Israel against Hamas. Follow updates.

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BEIRUT, LEBANON - FEBRUARY 23: Israeli fighter jets fly overhead during the funerals for former Hezbollah leaders, Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, at the Sports City Stadium on February 23, 2025 in Beirut, Lebanon. Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Beirut to attend the funeral of Hezbollah's former leader, Hassan Nasrallah, nearly five months after he was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital. Nasrallah founded and led the Shi'ite Muslim group for 30 years, through decades of conflict with Israel and became one of the most prominent Arab figures in generations. (Photo by Daniel Carde/Getty Images)

Israel fighter jets taunt Hezbollah at funeral

Mourners at the funeral of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shouted “death to Israel” as Israeli fighter jets did a fly-over. Watch the video.

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(FILES) In this file picture, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs a cabinet meeting at the Kirya, which houses the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in Tel Aviv on December 31, 2023. The International Criminal Court's prosecutor Karim Khan said on May 20, 2024, that he had applied for arrest warrants for alleged war crimes of top Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu and Defence Minister Yoav Gallant. (Photo by ABIR SULTAN / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu tells army to step up raids after bus blasts

Benjamin Netanyahu said that IDF forces “will launch additional operational activity against terror centres” after five bombs were placed on buses in different locations in Tel Aviv.

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(FILES) (COMBO) This combination of pictures created on November 07, 2024 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) attends a meeting with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 25, 2024, and former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump (R) attends a town hall meeting moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders at the Dort Financial Center in Flint, Michigan, on September 17, 2024. Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump will discuss the future of the Gaza ceasefire on February 4, 2024 as the Israeli prime minister becomes the first foreign leader to visit the White House since the US president's return to power. Netanyahu is in Washington for talks with the new Trump administration on a second, longer-term phase of Israel's fragile truce with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which has not yet been finalized. (Photo by Jim WATSON and JEFF KOWALSKY / AFP)

‘Potential to change everything’: Israel hails Trump’s Gaza plan

Benjamin Netanyahu has praised Donald Trump’s plan to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip, as Israel troops withdrew from the corridor that split Gaza in two amid a fragile ceasefire.

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US President Donald Trump during a press conference with unseen Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

Dutton says Trump’s plan to ‘own’ Gaza is ‘a desire for peace’

World leaders have weighed in on Donald Trump’s radical plan to “take over” and “own” Gaza and “level” destroyed buildings – with Opposition leader Peter Dutton appearing to back the plan.

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US President Donald Trump (R) meets with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 4, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

‘Riviera of the Middle East’: Trump reveals plan to take over Gaza

Donald Trump has revealed a radical plan for the US to own Gaza – suggesting removing “all” Palestinians living there – after a meeting with Israel’s PM. Follow updates.

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Trump to watch Oct 7 slaughter video; doubts Gaza peace

Donald Trump is set to watch a real-life horror film which depicts the carnage of October 7 ahead of his meeting with Israel’s PM, as he warned there’s “no guarantees” the Gaza ceasefire will hold.

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Hostages set to be freed from Gaza named

Eleven more hostages will be released in Gaza this week with family members identifying three of the captives. Follow updates.

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