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.

A child sits holding his biscuits at the Jabalia camp for displaced Palestinians in northern Gaza on August 29, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Photo by Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)

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‘Defies humanitarian law’: Fourth deadly strike on aid convoy

Israel has carried out its fourth attack on aid workers this week, as a top UN official slams the evacuation orders.

Smoke billows during Israeli airstrikes on areas southeast of Deir el-Balah city on August 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas militant group. (Photo by Bashar TALEB / AFP)

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Are Israel and Hezbollah about to go to war?

As Israel and Hezbollah face off with full vengeance in their sights, this is what we know about the threat of another full-scale war in the Middle East.

TOPSHOT - This photo taken from a position in northern Israel shows a Hezbollah UAV intercepted by Israeli air forces over north Israel on August 25, 2024. The Israeli military announced early August 25, 2024 that it was conducting pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon after detecting preparations for

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‘Ironclad’: US vows support for Israel as it targets Hezbollah

The US has vowed an “ironclad commitment” to Israel, which has declared a state of emergency in anticipation of “large-scale” attacks by Hezbollah. Follow updates.

NETWORK ONLY (NOTE CHILDRENS FACES BLURRED) Emily Gian, 41, is an Australian living in Yehud, near Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport with her husband Tomer and their three children, aged 11, 9 and 5. This is an image of the family in their bunker. Supplied

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‘It could be today’: Aussies in Israel preparing bomb shelters

Australians living in Israel are on high alert amid fears of an imminent strike from Iran, with one mother likening their tactics to “psychological terror”.

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Biden’s urgent warning as war intensifies

US President Joe Biden has issued a warning to Israel as its war with Hamas heads into its it third month. Warning: Graphic

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$\\KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 6: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli airstrike receives treatment at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 06, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel stepped up its military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)$

Israel lashes UN chief for Hamas ‘support’

Israel’s foreign minister has slammed the UN chief over his decision to invoke a rare clause that will force the Security Council to address the war in Gaza. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 5: (EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts graphic content) A Palestinian child injured in an Israeli airstrike arrives at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 05, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. With more than 300 Palestinians killed as Israel steps up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released.(Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

‘Apocalyptic’ conditions blocking aid in Gaza

The UN’s top aid official says Israel’s bombing has ended any possibility of meaningful humanitarian operations. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 4: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) Young children injured in Israeli airstrikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 04, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel has stepped up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images) *BESTPIX*

‘Hellish’ Gaza aid outlook, UN warns

The UN has issued a terrifying warning for the people of Gaza as Israel ramps up its attacks in the south of the strip. Follow the updates. Warning: Graphic

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KHAN YUNIS, GAZA - DECEMBER 3: (EDITORS NOTE: Image contains graphic content.) Young children injured in Israeli airstrikes arrive at Nasser Medical Hospital on December 03, 2023 in Khan Yunis, Gaza. Israel has stepped up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Ahmad Hasaballah/Getty Images)

‘Massive child casualties’: 15,500 Palestinians killed in two months

The death toll in Gaza from air strikes has surged to a shocking new figure, as Israel’s military withdraws from the north and shifts focus to the south. Follow updates. Warning: Graphic

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Unicef global spokesman James Elder in Gaza, December 2023. Picture:Supplied by Unicef

‘It can get worse’: Aussie in Gaza gives grim update

James Elder has worked in some of the world’s worst disaster zones but admits he was unprepared for the horrors of life in Gaza. Watch video.

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SOUTHERN BORDER, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 02: Israeli soldiers stand on tanks and armored vehicles near the border with the Gaza Strip on December 2, 2023 in Southern Border, Israel. Israel steps up military operations in Gaza after a sustained truce between Hamas and Israel did not hold further than a week despite diplomatic talks and captives released. (Photo by Amir Levy/Getty Images)

Israel reveals new ceasefire conditions

Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has outlined his demands before a new truce, while Tel Aviv protests demand the government do whatever it takes to free the hostages. Warning: Graphic

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(FILES) Head of the political wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attends a rally in support of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque in Gaza City on October 1, 2022. After a career in the shadows, spent in Israeli prisons and the internal security apparatus of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar rose to lead the Islamist movement in the Gaza Strip. He stands accused of masterminding the group's October 7 attacks, the worst in Israel's history, which officials say left around 1,200 people dead and about 240 dragged back to Gaza as hostages. (Photo by MAHMUD HAMS / AFP)

Israel sets sights on ‘bin Laden of Gaza’

Nowhere in the world will be safe for Hamas’ leadership, with Israel planning to kill the terror group’s kingpins across the globe,including the man dubbed ‘the bin Laden of Gaza’

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Israeli troops gather with their military vehicles on the border with the Gaza Strip on November 30, 2023, on the 7th day of a truce in battles between Israel and Hamas militants. Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend by one more day a truce under which hostages are exchanged for Palestinian prisoners and aid flows into the war-devastated Gaza Strip. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP)

Explosions, air strikes: Israel resumes fighting after truce ends

Israel has “resumed combat” in Gaza after Hamas violated the truce, Israeli military confirmed after the ceasefire ended. Follow latest updates. Warning: Graphic

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Hamas has published a visual message by Israeli prisoner Yarden Bibas whose wife Shiri and his two children Kfir and Ariel have allegedly been killed by the occupation bombardments.Twitter

Cruel video of hostage after being told his family is killed

Hamas has released a propaganda video appearing to show Yarden Bibas alive, a day after Hamas claimed his family was killed. Warning: Graphic

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