Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Opinion
Francis Fukuyama
Community support Jews targeted over Israel’s conflict with Gaza
Anti-semitic reaction in Australia to renewed hostilities has been less vocal than in other parts of the world but it is still a cause for concern.
- by Ralph Genende
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Who is Naftali Bennett, the man poised to topple Netanyahu?
Shifting between seemingly contradictory alliances, he has been called a right-wing extremist, a pragmatist and an opportunist.
- by Isabel Kershner
Skunk water the new weapon against Palestinians facing eviction
The eviction threat, currently in the courts, was a cited by Hamas as part of its reason for firing rockets at Israel in May.
- by James Rothwell
Jerusalem’s lesson: why we shouldn’t mistake ‘quiet’ for peace
From expulsions in Jerusalem to air strikes on Gaza, the recent escalation of violence has changed the geography and battle lines of this long struggle.
- by Tareq Baconi
Moment of hope: Arab woman receives kidney from Jewish man killed during recent clashes
“I could not believe it,” said the 58-year-old mother of six in an interview at the Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. “I’m telling you, I couldn’t believe it.”
- by Isaac Scharf
Children make grim game of climbing over rubble of homes
Rebuilding Gaza will pose a daunting challenge to Hamas, which has run the besieged territory since seizing power in 2007, with a reconstruction bill that could run into the billions.
- by Siham Shamlakh and James Rothwell
Jerusalem clashes break out again after Israel, Hamas agree to truce
A truce between Israel and Hamas took hold on Friday after the worst violence in years, but brief clashes broke out around Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem where similar scenes had touched off the Gaza conflict.
Ceasefire in Israeli-Palestinian conflict faces test as both sides claim victory
Hamas claimed Netanyahu had agreed to call off the planned evictions of Palestinians in the nearby Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood.
- by Josef Federman and Fares Akram
Analysis
Israel
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is changed forever by this war
Israeli and US officials may tout the return of calm after a ceasefire, but experts fear the opposite.
- by Ishaan Tharoor
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Gaza Strip
Israel and Hamas Gaza truce begins
Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules the Gaza Strip, scheduled public celebrations for what it deemed a victory over a militarily and economically stronger foe.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams
Biden calls Israel-Hamas ceasefire a victory for ‘quiet diplomacy’
The US President said he now saw “a genuine opportunity to make progress” in the Israel-Palestine conflict following news of a ceasefire in Gaza.
- by Matthew Knott