Today
Iran tells US to step aside so it ‘doesn’t get hit’
US officials in Washington and the Middle East said that they were bracing for possible Iranian retaliation for the Israeli airstrike in Damascus, Syria.
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- Dana Khraiche and Patrick Sykes
Yesterday
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Israel must listen to its friends, not defy them
Israel has to show that it is better than the terrorists of Hamas. That means being accountable for its own behaviour.
- The AFR View
Has Netanyahu reached the end of the road?
He is the great survivor of Israeli politics but the killing of seven aid workers in an airstrike this week has drawn heavy flak from normally staunch allies.
- Andrew Tillett
Bowing to pressure, Israel agrees more aid to Gaza
The agreement came after Joe Biden threatened to alter support for Israel following aid worker deaths in Gaza, during a tense phone call with Israel’s prime minister.
- Updated
- Peter Baker
- Analysis
- Middle East tensions
On NATO’s 75th birthday, old certainties are gone
For Washington and all its allies, the anniversary should involve difficult thinking about ends and means.
- James Curran
Auerbach returns to stand; Canva’s $1.6b sale; Currency war looms
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
McDonald’s buys hundreds of Israel franchise restaurants after boycott
The business became the subject of controversy when photos and videos on Instagram showed stores giving soldiers meals.
- Alisa Odenheimer
This Month
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Biden is ‘outraged’. But is he willing to use US leverage with Israel?
The US president consistently stops short of openly breaking with Benjamin Netanyahu, a confrontation he believes will only make the prime minister more difficult to handle.
- David E. Sanger and Peter Baker
Judge probes Seven; Bronte’s big bet; Why gold’s rallying
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Israel’s Gantz demands early elections, piling pressure on Netanyahu
The war cabinet member has broken ranks by demanding a vote near the first anniversary of the conflict in Gaza.
- Galit Altstein
Israel targeted aid workers ‘systematically, car by car’: aid chief
World Central Kitchen chief Jose Andres said the Israeli military deliberately targeted the clearly labelled convoy carrying the seven aid workers.
- Jeff Mason
Israel’s drone pilots ‘targeted aid convoy’ with guided missiles
According to Israeli security sources, drone pilots deliberately guided missiles down on to the three clearly marked humanitarian vehicles travelling below.
- Paul Nuki, Verity Bowman and Lilia Sebouai
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.
- Updated
- Nandita Bose
Mostyn becomes next GG; PM’s ‘outrage’ at Israel; New Lehrmann twist
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
‘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”.
- Updated
- 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.
- Updated
- Farnaz Fassihi and Ronen Bergman
ASX hits record; Aussie reportedly killed in Gaza; Austal’s ‘credible buyer’
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
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
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.
- Updated
- Wafaa Shurafa, Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy
