3 February 2024, Herald Sun Updates, by Justin Vallejo and Adella Beaini: Israel will shift forces to the town of Rafah in the south of Gaza, and north towards the border of Lebanon, as troops target Hamas’s last major stronghold and turn their attention to “what’s next” with Hezbollah.
Read MoreAs Biden warns of wider conflict, Iran’s ‘axis of resistance’ plays with fire
12 January 2024, The Age, by Roger Shanahan: There are growing fears that the war in Gaza is, to borrow US President Joe Biden’s term, metastasising into a regional conflict. In the past 10 days, a senior leader of Hamas and a senior leader of Hezbollah have been killed in Lebanon by Israeli airstrikes, while a US airstrike killed a senior commander of the Shi’a Popular Mobilisation Forces in Iraq. And a letter signed by a dozen nations, including Australia and New Zealand, warned the Yemeni Houthi movement to end their attacks on shipping and to release detained vessels or face the consequences.
Read MoreAnthony Albanese lashes Iran for ‘meddling’ in Israel-Hamas conflict
11 January 2024, Herald Sun, by Courtney Gould: Anthony Albanese has blasted Iran for its “destructive” role in the Middle East, accusing the nation of medding” in the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Read MoreICJ hears South Africa’s genocide case against Israel over Gaza war
12 January 2024, Herald Sun, by Tiffany Bakker and Adella Beaini: The UN’s top court has heard how Israel has shown “chilling” and “incontrovertible” intent to commit genocide in Gaza, with full knowledge of how many civilians it is killing.
Read MoreAfter 3 months of devastation in the Israel-Hamas war, is anyone ‘winning’?
7 January 2024, The Conversation, by Ian Parmeter, Australian National University: The conflict still has a long way to run and may be headed towards stalemate. From a geopolitical perspective, here’s where the main players stand at the start of the new year.
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