Yesterday
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- Israel
Israel to pause daytime fighting to let aid into Gaza
The “tactical pause” announced by the military, which applies to about 12 kilometres of road in the Rafah area, falls far short of the ceasefire sought by the US.
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- Jack Jeffrey
US targets Houthi radar sites after sailor goes missing
The attacks come as the US Navy faces the most intense combat it has seen since World War II in trying to counter the Houthi campaign.
- Jon Gambrell
This Month
Israeli jets strike targets in Lebanon after missile barrage
The Israeli military said its jets and artillery attacked targets operated by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in southern Lebanon.
- James Mackenzie
The ‘fundamental gap’ in the UN Gaza peace plan explained
Neither Hamas nor Israel will agree to the proposal without at least one significant change, according to policy experts.
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- Emma Connors
PwC banking expert questions truth of October 7 Hamas massacre
Melbourne-based Jim Christodouleas cast doubt on reports of sexual violence at the Supernova music festival, prompting anger in the Jewish community.
- Aaron Patrick
UN Security Council backs Gaza truce, piling pressure on Netanyahu
The UN Security Council passed a US resolution backing US President Joe Biden’s Gaza ceasefire plan, as the US steps up pressure on Israel and Hamas to end the war.
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- Matthew Lee
- Exclusive
- Trade unions
Split over ‘unbalanced’ ACTU policy on Israel-Gaza
A Left-aligned union leader has claimed officials quashed debate over Gaza at last week’s ACTU Congress by allowing criticism of Israel without mentioning Hamas.
- David Marin-Guzman
Netanyahu rival Benny Gantz quits Israel’s government
The former general and centralist figure accused Benjamin Netanyahu of mishandling Israel’s war in Gaza, in a blow to the prime minister’s show of Cabinet unity.
- Adam Rasgon
For many Israelis, freeing of hostages was a reason to celebrate
Jubilant crowds gathered spontaneously, cheering, singing and waving Israeli flags outside the homes of the four freed hostages.
- Isabel Kershner
What is known about the hostages still in Gaza?
The Israeli military’s announcement that it rescued four hostages has raised renewed questions about the fate of the remaining 120 captives in Gaza.
- Ephrat Livni
Israeli forces free four hostages in Gaza assault
Israel rescued four hostages held by Hamas in a raid in Gaza that Palestinian officials said was one of the single bloodiest assaults of the eight-month-old war.
- Maayan Lubell and Nidal al-Mughrabi
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Greens a danger to Australian multiculturalism
If left or right is allowed to politicise multiculturalism for completely cynical reasons, then it starts to unravel.
- The AFR View
Unpicking the war of words on weapons exports to Israel
The opaqueness of Australia’s arms control regime means what the country is actually sending to Israel is largely unknown.
- Andrew Tillett
Greens ‘fanning flames of division’, says besieged Labor MP
Federal Labor MP Peter Khalil has accused the Greens of spreading disinformation and speaking at protests that resulted in hate speech and physical harassment.
- Gus McCubbing
Albanese shoots down Greens arms-to-Israel claim
The government has rebutted accusations by the Greens it was selling arms to Israel and was therefore ‘complicit in genocide’.
- Phillip Coorey
Israel strike on UN Gaza school kills dozens: local officials
Israel’s military said it targeted a Hamas compound inside the school in the Gaza Strip, an attack local health officials said killed at least 30 people.
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- Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy
Why Australia’s view of the Gaza war matters to Israel
Leading Israelis are aware of mistakes their country has made, and warn of a “volcanic eruption” against the Netanyahu government, but they have been blindsided by the rise in antisemitism in Australia.
- Jill Margo
Greens accused of using Gaza to ‘harvest votes’
The government and the opposition have jointly accused the Greens of using the Israel invasion of Gaza to harvest votes and fan violence, at the expense of social cohesion.
- Phillip Coorey
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
Hamas rejects Gaza peace plan without permanent ceasefire
It’s the latest setback for a plan promoted by President Joe Biden to bring an end to the war.
- Sherif Tarek and Fares Akram
