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Yotam Haim,  Alon Shamriz and Samer Al-Talalka have been identified as the three hostages killed.

Israeli hostages killed in Gaza were holding white flag, official says

An air strike also killed a Palestinian journalist as a US envoy attempts to persuade Israel to scale back their campaign sooner rather than later.

  • by Najib Jobain, Jack Jeffery and Julia Frankel

Opinion & Perspectives

Israel is increasingly portrayed as the villain. Some perspective, please

Daily we witness news images of Palestinian suffering while the atrocity that provoked Israel’s military response begins to fade from memory.

George Brandis
George Brandis

Former high commissioner to the UK and federal attorney-general

There are worse things stolen from children than the colour of the sea

The TV at home is tuned to Bluey instead of the news when my granddaughter is around, for the images of children suffering are too ghastly for a child.

Tony Wright
Tony Wright

Associate editor and special writer

Have our Bushmasters helped the Ukrainians? I asked Hannah Hurava

Traversing minefields in an Australian-built Bushmaster, Ukrainian combat medic Hannah Hurava has seen the unforgettable human price of war.

Chris Uhlmann
Chris Uhlmann

Former Nine News political editor

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Baby Face and Saki Bimi wrestling during a Sukeban match, a unique form of Japanese wrestling that mixes fashion and theatrics.

Japan’s latest export is a mad fusion of women’s wrestling and fashion

Sukeban athletes combine theatrical, hard-hitting punches and clever defences with fashion to tell a story with their moves and costumes.

  • by Katie Van Syckle and Alyson Krueger
A four-month-old boy has survived after a tornado sucked him up from his family’s mobile home, which was demolished in the storm, his mother said.

Four-month-old survives after tornado tossed him into downed tree

Sydney Moore told a local TV station that, when the tornado hit their home in Clarksville, Tennessee, it ripped off the roof and lifted the bassinet with her son inside.

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Kishida

Four Japanese ministers quit ahead of PM’s ‘ball of fire’

Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is racing to contain the fallout of a multi-million yen political kickback scheme.

  • by Eryk Bagshaw
Imran Khan went from World Cup winner, to prime minister to now prison.

An exercise bike and a prison cell: The trial of Imran Khan

As Pakistan’s cricket team readies for a Test series in Australia, the World Cup-winning captain and former prime minister faces the contest of his life.

  • by Chris Barrett

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Families of hostages and their supporters rally in Tel Aviv after the news that the IDF killed three Israeli hostages who were waving a white flag.

Netanyahu hints hostage deal negotiations under way

Israel bombarded targets across Gaza overnight, but two Egyptian security sources said Israeli officials appeared more willing to work towards a ceasefire and prisoner exchange.

  • by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ibrahim Abu Mustafa

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