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Albanese demands accountability from Israel for ‘unacceptable’ aid worker death
Australian Zomi Frankcom was among four foreign aid workers killed in an apparent Israeli airstrike while providing food assistance in Gaza.
- by Matthew Knott and Hannah Kennelly
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Erdogan vows to make amends after humbling ‘loss of altitude’
Turkey’s opposition won the popular vote for the first time in decades, dealing a blow to the strongman who hoped a new constitution would extend his power.
- by Daren Butler and Ece Toksabay
Israeli airstrike destroys Iran’s consular building, kills top commander
The strike on the Iranian consulate building could mark an escalation of the Israeli military’s ongoing targeting of Iranian military officials and allies in Syria.
Israeli government faces largest protests since war began, Netanyahu in surgery
Protesters blame Netanyahu for the failures of October 7, while some Israelis have grown tired of military service exemptions for the nation’s ultra-Orthodox Jews.
- by Melanie Lindman, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Netanyahu has been given two options by the US. Both come at a high price
No Israeli leader has leveraged American support more than Netanyahu to pursue a self-centred anti-Palestinian policy. Yet, US-Israeli relations are now experiencing an unprecedented rift.
- by Amin Saikal
Israeli airstrike hits Gaza hospital tent camp
Tens of thousands of people have sought shelter in hospitals since Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered troops into Gaza nearly six months ago.
- by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Australian hit by shell in Lebanon, UN says. Israel denies responsibility
Security officials told Lebanese media an Israeli drone struck a group of UN observers on patrol near the border town of Rmeich.
- by Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb
US signs off on more bombs, warplanes for Israel, sources say
The package comes as Israel faces strong international criticism over its continued bombing campaign and ground offensive in Gaza.
- by Humeyra Pamuk and Idrees Ali
World Court orders Israel to ‘halt Gaza famine’
The International Court of Justice is considering a genocide case against Israel.
- by Stephanie van den Berg and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Israel is using face recognition to identify, and misidentify, Gazans
A mass surveillance effort is collecting and cataloguing the faces of Palestinians without their knowledge or consent, according to Israeli spies and officials.
- by Sheera Frenkel
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
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