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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.

‘Time to move on’: US pushes for ceasefire after Sinwar killing

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris say the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar should set the stage for a ceasefire and a return of Israeli hostages.

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(FILES) Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar holds the child of an Al-Qassam Brigades fighter, who was killed in the recent fighting with Israel, with a Kalashnikov rifle in his hand during a rally in Gaza City on May 24, 2021. An Israeli security official told AFP on October 17, 2024 that the military was conducting a DNA test on a militant's body to confirm whether it was Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)

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‘Mastermind of Oct 7’: How Israel killed Sinwar as war not over

A narrow path to peace has emerged with the killing of Hamas’ leader. Here’s how the ‘Butcher of Khan Younis’ orchestrated the war, and how Israel killed him.

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Responders arrive to the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the southern Lebanese village of Toul on October 15, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Abbas FAKIH / AFP)

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Ten killed as Israel hits homes, healthcare centre in Lebanon

An Israeli air strike on a Lebanese health centre has killed 10 people as the US says it opposes Israel’s bombing campaign in Beirut.

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Middle East at war: What happens next?

With Israel poised to strike back at Iran, Australians are being warned that the Middle East conflict could be about to explode.

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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT - Mourners and armed militants carry the body of Islam Khamayseh, a local commander of Al-Quds Brigade, the armed wing of militant group Palestinian Islamic Jihad, killed in an overnight Israeli strike on the occupied West Bank Jenin refugee camp, during his funeral on May 18, 2024. (Photo by Zain JAAFAR / AFP)

Heavy gunfire rocks Gaza as top militant killed

Heavy clashes and gunfire have rocked Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, as the Israeli military killed a top Palestinian militant leader and aid moved through the besieged territory.

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US Deputy Ambassador to the UN Robert Wood votes against a resolution allowing Palestinian UN membership at United Nations headquarters in New York, on April 18, 2024, during a United Nations Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question. The United States vetoed a Security Council measure on a Palestinian bid for full United Nations membership. The draft resolution, which was introduced by Algeria and "recommends to the General Assembly that the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations," received 12 votes in favor, two abstentions and one against. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

Australia ‘now likely’ to vote for Palestine resolution

Australia is on track to support a UN General Assembly motion that would give the Palestinian authority rights similar to a nation-state in that body.

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An Israeli army battle tanks moves along the border with the Gaza Strip in southern Israel on May 7, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP)

‘Our worst fear’: Israel blocks UN from Rafah’s humanitarian crossing

Israel has sent tanks into Gaza’s city of Rafah and closed the humanitarian crossing amid international outcry. Warning: Graphic

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More Israeli ‘hostage remains’ recovered as truce hopes build

The remains of two more Israelis held and killed by Hamas have been discovered, as efforts for a ceasefire for hostages release persist. Warning: Graphic

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(FILES) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a joint press conference with the German Chancellor after their meeting in Jerusalem on March 17, 2024. (Photo by Leo Correa / POOL / AFP)

Netanyahu faces possible arrest over ‘Gaza genocide’

Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on a hostage release plan as the International Criminal Court looks at issuing arrest warrants against the Israeli leader and other officials.

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TOPSHOT - A medic cares for 'Sabreen al-Ruh al-Sheikh', a Palestinian baby delivered preterm by caesarian section minutes before the death of her mother, gravely injured in an Israeli air strike, at the Emirati hospital in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on April 24, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas movement. (Photo by AFP)

Gaza ‘miracle’ baby saved from wounded mother’s womb dies

The premature baby saved as her mother lay fatally injured by an Israeli air strike has died in a Rafah hospital. Warning: Graphic

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This image grab from a UGC video posted on April 20, 2024, shows fire and smoke rising in the central province of Babylon after an alleged bombing overnight on an Iraqi military base housing a coalition of pro-Iranian armed groups. The explosion hit the Kalsu military base in Babylon province south of Baghdad, where Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces, or Hashed al-Shaabi, is stationed, according to an interior ministry source and a military official. (Photo by UGC / AFP) / - NO Resale - NO Internet / / XGTY / XGTY/RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT AFP - SOURCE: SABREEN NEWS - NO MARKETING - NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVE - AFP IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIGITAL ALTERATIONS TO THE PICTURE'S EDITORIAL CONTENT -NO USE 10 DAYS AFTER VALIDATION - / BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE

Fire and smoke as Israeli air strikes hit Iranian military base

Photos have revealed the damage left after a “bombing” on an Iraqi military base housing pro-Iranian armed groups, as Israel launched a direct air strike against Iran’s military targets.

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France's President Emmanuel Macron takes part in a video conference with German Chancelor Olaf Scholz at the Elysee Palace in Paris, on April 12, 2024. (Photo by Ludovic MARIN / POOL / AFP)

Macron reveals ‘Plan B’ for Olympics opening ceremony

The Paris organisers have devised a ceremony that is unprecedented in Olympic history but all that could change if there is a serious risk of terror attack.

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Israel’s war cabinet has met to decide on how the country should respond after Iran’s attack as the UN and US urged leaders against a deeper conflict in the region.

Israel considers retaliation against Iran despite US warning

Israel’s war cabinet has met to decide on how the country should respond after Iran’s attack as the UN and US urged leaders against a deeper conflict in the region. Follow updates.

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Worried Australians in Israel Paul Hakim (left)

‘Like doomsday’: Aussie in Israel caught up in Iran attack

An Australian-Israeli has described the moment he “kissed his friends goodbye” as 300 Iranian drones rained down on Israel.

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