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Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted an image of activist Greta Thunberg on its X account early on Tuesday (AEST).

Israel says Greta Thunberg has been deported after seizure of Gaza-bound ship

The Swedish activist was one of 12 passengers on board the Madleen, a boat carrying aid destined for people in war-torn Gaza. 

  • Yesica Fisch and Tia Goldenberg

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Thunberg with part of the crew of the boat Madleen, shortly before their departure for Gaza.

What happened when Greta Thunberg was detained by Israel – and who she was with

The ship’s interception in international waters has devolved into a saga playing out through official diplomatic channels as much as on social media – even Conor McGregor was involved.

  • Bronte Gossling

Inside the secret tunnel where Israel says a senior Hamas leader died

Israel’s strike on what it says was a hidden Hamas tunnel running below a major hospital has again exposed the bitter moral debate at the heart of the Gaza conflict.

  • Patrick Kingsley
Israel’s Foreign Ministry posted an image of activist Greta Thunberg on its X account early on Tuesday (AEST).

Activists like Greta Thunberg care more about fame than facts

When it comes to the moral high road, the likes of Thunberg seek to occupy ALL of it, no matter how muddled the thinking. This is precisely the problem.

  • Suzanne Moore
Gaza charity boat Madleen boarded

‘Ditch the phones’: Israel boards Gaza charity boat with Greta Thunberg on board

Social media footage showed a chaotic scene as the yacht Madleen was boarded, and Israel says the activist crew will now be sent to their home countries.

  • Yesica Fisch, Marissa Newman, Wafaa Sharafa and Kareem Chehayeb
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and President Donald Trump.

As a judge, I’m sounding the alarm: The out-of-control White House is dismantling justice

Donald Trump’s war on the International Criminal Court is ramping up, and we should all be worried about what comes next.

  • Lex Lasry
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Einav Zangauker holds a poster of her son, Matan, at an earlier protest in February.

Israeli mother pleads for her son as body of Thai hostage recovered

Hamas says the Israeli military has surrounded the area where Matan Zangauker is being held in Gaza, and that any harm that comes to him during a rescue attempt would be Israel’s responsibility.

  • Sam Mednick and Mohammad Jahjouh
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem last month.

Israel acknowledges it is backing armed alternatives to Hamas in Gaza

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “activated” some clans that are opposed to Hamas, but witnesses say the fighters he was referring to have been looting aid while Israeli soldiers watch.

  • Julia Frankel, Samy Magdy and Sam Mednick
A woman holds an Israeli flag with red paint on it to resemble blood as protesters block a main road during a rally calling for a hostages deal on September 13, 2024 in Tel Aviv, Israel.

My grandmother fled the Holocaust. Now it’s time for Jews to abandon Israel

Until Israeli politics can radically reorient itself, it’s time to construct a vision of Jewishness that’s independent of the state that pretends to act on our behalf.

  • Josh Szeps
Gaza aid GIF

Fourteen countries on UN Security Council voted for Gaza ceasefire. One country held out

The draft resolution called for an immediate and permanent end to fighting, as a humanitarian crisis grips the enclave that is home to more than 2 million people.

  • Michelle Nichols, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Crispian Balmer

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