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UN vote shows Biden has finally had enough of Netanyahu
Even fierce Israel defender Donald Trump is fed up with the conflict: “You have to finish up your war ... you’re losing a lot of support.”
- by Matthew Knott
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UN votes for immediate Gaza ceasefire after US abstains, Netanyahu furious
The US decision not to veto the resolution has infuriated Israel, prompting Netanyahu to cancel a high-level visit to Washington.
- by Michelle Nichols and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Battles rage around Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital, Israel says 170 gunmen dead
Al Shifa, the Gaza Strip’s biggest hospital before the war, is now one of the few healthcare facilities even partially operational in the north of the territory.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud
ISIS group claiming Moscow attack ‘fixated on Russia’
This week a US general warned ISIS-K “retains the capability and the will to attack US and Western interests abroad in as little as six months with little to no warning.”
- by Eric Schmitt
Russia, China veto UN resolution calling for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
The US-sponsored resolution called for an immediate ceasefire to protect civilians and enable humanitarian aid to be delivered to more than 2 million hungry Palestinians.
- by Edith M. Lederer
Ban on Palestinian workers grinds Israel’s construction sites to a halt
Across Israel, building sites are idle, adding up to an estimated $1.2 billion in lost output each month.
- by Galit Altstein
Houthis tell China, Russia their ships won’t be targeted in Red Sea
In exchange, the two countries may provide political support to the Houthis in bodies such as the United Nations Security Council.
- by Sam Dagher and Mohammed Hatem
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The cold calculation behind our aid cuts to Gaza
The accusations against the United Nations agency helping Palestinians in Gaza are murky, but the consequences have been painfully clear.
- by Waleed Aly
A 170-kilometre-long desert skyscraper? A subterranean city? Inside MBS’s Saudi dream
Saudi Arabia’s sci-fi-style giga-project is bankrolled by a regime not known for supporting individual liberties, but it has the support of a surprising number of Australians.
- by Nick Bryant
Jared Kushner suggests Israel ‘clean up’ Gaza’s ‘very valuable’ waterfront
Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former White House adviser was charged with coming up with a Middle East peace plan. He has a new idea.
- by Meg Kinnard
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli forces ‘deep inside’ Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza
Hamas released a statement saying the attack by heavily armed Israeli troops, drones and tanks at dawn amounted to a “war crime”.
- by Fares Akram