Today
Biden vents ‘outrage’ over deadly Israeli strike on aid workers
The incident drew widespread condemnation and ratcheted up pressure on Israel to ease the disastrous humanitarian situation in Gaza after six months of war.
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- Nandita Bose
Mostyn becomes next GG; PM’s ‘outrage’ at Israel; New Lehrmann twist
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Yesterday
‘Full accountability’: PM seeks answers over Aussie aid worker death
Anthony Albanese says the death of 43-year-old Zomi Frankcom due to an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip was “beyond any reasonable circumstances”.
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- Tom McIlroy
US pushes Israel to halt Rafah invasion in ceasefire talks
The US-Israel talks focused on the potential operation in the southern Gaza city that has exposed one of the deepest rifts between the two allies.
- Zeke Miller
Iran vows revenge on Israel for deadly missile strike
Seven officers, including generals from the elite Revolutionary Guard, have been killed in the Israeli strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus, as tensions soar.
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- Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
ASX hits record; Aussie reportedly killed in Gaza; Austal’s ‘credible buyer’
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Israeli military withdraws from Shifa hospital after raid
The troops left widespread devastation in their wake after extended firefights with Palestinian militants in and around the complex.
- Aaron Boxerman and Iyad Abuheweila
This Month
Israelis stage largest protest since Gaza war began
The major protest in Jerusalem was the second in two days to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.
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- Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
What would you have Israel do to defend itself?
There is no magical alternative military strategy, but Israel needs to completely rethink and change the humanitarian and political side of this operation.
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- David Brooks
BHP exec criticises Xi; $1.6b renewables sale; Israelis protest
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March
Blast hits Australian UN observer patrolling in Lebanon
Israel denied responsibility for the shell that exploded, injuring the UN observers and their interpreter, who were patrolling the southern Lebanese border.
- Bassem Mroue and Kareem Chehayeb
Netanyahu faces rising fury over orthodox draft exemption
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition is facing a crisis about whether ultra-Orthodox Jews should be required to join the Israeli army.
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- Loveday Morris
Israel hits Syria in heaviest raid on Iran proxies in months
Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon, stepping up its campaign against Iran’s proxies in parallel with its war in Gaza.
- Reuters
ASX hits record; AGL’s solar push; Qantas’ Frequent Flyer showdown
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Inflation steady; Bridge cargo chaos; Why Comyn went ‘off script’
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Bankers’ housing alert; Lew’s $3b bet; PwC’s power players
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Netanyahu fumes over UN ceasefire, cancels US trip
The UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza after the US abstained, leading Israel to cancel a high-level visit to Washington.
- Louisa Loveluck, Karen DeYoung and Missy Ryan
Supermarket break-up risk; Macquarie’s warning; How educated are MPs?
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US proposes hostage-to-prisoner ratio in Gaza truce talks
Hamas wants to parlay any deal into a permanent end to the fighting. Israel plans to pursue the war until Hamas’s governing and military capacities are dismantled.
- Dan Williams and Nidal al-Mughrabi
Russia and China veto US-led ceasefire resolution
Three of the UN Security Council’s 14 members voted against the resolution, which had called for “an immediate and sustained ceasefire” in the Gaza Strip.
- Victoria Kim and Alan Yuhas
