World
Middle East
Israel says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killing of 15 Gaza medics found in mass grave
An internal investigation into the killing last month by Israeli forces found a chain of “professional failures”, while a deputy commander who was first to open fire has been sacked.
- by Melanie Lidman
Latest
Israel to keep troops in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?
Israel says it needs to hold on to the zones to prevent future attacks, but the takeovers appear to meet the dictionary definition of military occupation.
- by Joseph Krauss
The brief moment that marked a win for Trump’s high-stakes talks with Iran
Trump’s man was in one room. Khamenei’s was in another. Then the two-hour mark ticked over.
- by Susannah George
Five months after being injured in the West Bank, Ranem is still waiting for answers
Australian citizen Ranem Abu Izneid says she feels her government should have done more to support her.
- by Angus Delaney
Israeli troops open fire on medics in Gaza
The footage shows the convoy of ambulances and a fire truck, clearly marked, with headlights and flashing lights turned on. Supplied by The New York Times.
‘I saw everything’: Doctor recounts Israeli attack on paramedics, filmed on dead worker’s phone
The Israeli military now says its initial version of events was “mistaken” after footage surfaced of the 15 killings, which have drawn international condemnation.
- by Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair
Graphic content
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel admits initial account of medic killings was partly ‘mistaken’ after phone footage emerges
The video appeared to contradict Israel’s earlier version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
- by Isabel Kershner
Graphic content
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Emergency crews ‘struck one after another’ as they searched for missing colleagues
The United Nations has demanded “justice and answers” after the bodies of 15 emergency and aid workers were recovered from a mass grave in Gaza.
- by Wafaa Shurafa, Lee Keath and Fatma Khaled
‘Potential to rewrite history’: Archaeologists find tomb from lost dynasty of kings
The huge tomb, buried seven metres underground, dates from 3600 years ago.
- by Alan Yuhas
Updated
Tragedy
Tourist submarine sinks off Egypt’s coast, killing six
Dozens of foreign tourists were also rescued when the vessel sank off the Red Sea resort of Hurghada.
- by Sam Magdy, Mohamed Ezz and Nayera Abdallah
‘We’ve had enough’: Rare show of dissent against Hamas in Gaza
Palestinians tend to blame Israel for the death, destruction and hunger that the war in Gaza has inflicted. But some blame Hamas, too, for starting it in the first place.
- by Iyad Abuheweila, Abu Bakr Bashir, Aaron Boxerman and Malachy Browne
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/world/middle-east