Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Senior Hamas official killed in Beirut by Israeli drone: security sources
Saleh al-Arouri was a senior official in Hamas’s politburo and was also one of the founders of its military wing, the Qassam Brigades,
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Israel pulls some troops from Gaza but steps up strikes in the south
The shift appears to correspond to pressure from Israel’s top ally, the United States, to review tactics and to do more to protect non-combatants.
- by Dan Williams, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh
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The war in Gaza is changing, but the end is not yet in sight
Thousands of Israeli troops are returning home because of a faltering economy, a frustrated United States and a changed situation on the ground in Gaza.
- by Matthew Knott
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Israel’s slight change of tactics is a double-edged sword
Israel’s decision to recalibrate its strategy to deal with Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon carries the seeds of both hope and further carnage.
- The Herald's View
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What to expect around the world in 2024
Amid hope for less war and a better year, our correspondents take a look at the major issues they will be watching in their patch.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Chris Barrett, Lucy Cormack, Rob Harris, Farrah Tomazin, Lia Timson and Matt Wade
Netanyahu’s move to weaken judicial oversight overturned, in huge blow at home
The court decision, which comes after months of nationwide protests, could test the cohesion of the emergency government formed to manage the war against Hamas.
- by Ari Rabinovitch
Australian-Israeli citizen dies fighting in Gaza
Tank commander Lior Sivan, 32, who moved to Israel from Melbourne as a toddler, is the first known Australian citizen serving in Israel’s defence forces to die in the war.
- by Matthew Knott
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I tell my family’s Holocaust story while I advocate for Palestinians and Israelis
I exist only because a Nazi SS officer saved my mother’s life. History and human behaviour are complicated. And now, we can cry for Gaza’s children and for Israeli victims of Hamas.
- by Karen Kirsten
Many months of war predicted as Netanyahu defies US talk of Palestinian rule
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war in Gaza is far from over as he attempts to destroy Hamas.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Arafat Barbakh and Dan Williams
US Navy sinks three small Houthi boats attacking Maersk container ship in Red Sea
The attack on the ship prompted Maersk to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, the company said on Sunday.
- by Ahmed Elimam
An Israeli hostage describes her time in captivity in harrowing detail
Schem, a 21-year-old Israeli French citizen, was kidnapped by Hamas after fleeing the Nova music festival during the October 7 terrorist attack.
- by Nadav Gavrielov