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Middle East
Dozens killed in Israel’s ‘precise’ strike on Rafah, Palestinians say
Earlier on Sunday, the Israeli military said eight projectiles had been launched from Rafah toward Tel Aviv – the first rocket attack in months.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi
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Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Amid the ugly Middle East debate, we’ve lost sight of the obvious
One wonders how many of those making the Israel-Hamas equivalence point, including quite a few in the press, had taken 10 minutes to read the ICC prosecutor’s statement.
- by Sean Kelly
Opinion
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton: prosecuting Netanyahu is not antisemitism
This is not about moral equivalence, but seeking arrest warrants for Hamas and Israeli leaders is an attempt to impose equal justice.
- by Geoffrey Robertson
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
World Court orders Israel to halt assault on Gaza’s Rafah
While the International Court of Justice has no means to enforce its orders, the case was a stark sign of Israel’s global isolation over its campaign in Gaza.
- by Stephanie van den Berg and Anthony Deutsch
Opinion
International affairs
I won’t mourn the sudden death of the man who oversaw my sham trial
Iranians are celebrating the death of their president by dancing in the streets, setting off fireworks and posting an endless stream of helicopter-themed memes. Meanwhile the Australian government has sent its condolences.
- by Kylie Moore-Gilbert
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Norway, Ireland and Spain are formally recognising Palestine as a state
Israel responded angrily to the news, recalling Israel’s ambassadors and summoned the three countries’ envoys in Israel.
‘Not sticking around to see who’s firing’: UN cancels food trucks in Rafah
The UN’s food agency has stopped its aid convoys into under-siege Gaza for security reasons, after Israel launched an incursion into the area.
- by Samy Magdy
Analysis
World politics
What a change of leadership in Iran means for the world order
The now dead Iranian president and foreign minister did everything they could to consolidate the “Axis of Resistance”. There is a decision to be made.
- by David Sanger
The Hague is seeking arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas leaders. What happens next?
Will Netanyahu, Hamas leaders be arrested? Once an arrest warrant has been issued, an individual risks arrest if they travel to an ICC signatory state.
- by Stephanie van den Berg
Amal Clooney on panel that backed ICC warrants for Netanyahu, Hamas
Clooney, a prominent human rights lawyer, had been criticised for not speaking out on the war.
- by Amanda Holpuch
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
International Criminal Court seeks arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Netanyahu
The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.