Washington backs truce Samer Al-Atrush – Hugh Tomlinson The US is growing increasingly frustrated with Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s demand for “total victory” in the war in Gaza, saying Hamas will never be entirely eliminated. US security officials have warned that Israel would never completely destroy the terrorist group and that Israeli forces have […]
Read MoreIRAN TURNS BACK ON CALLS FOR RESTRAINT
ISRAEL ‘ready for war’ Iran has rejected US and Arab efforts to temper its response to the killing in Tehran of Hamas’s top political leader, saying it didn’t care if the response triggered a war. Israel said it was prepared to defend against and respond to any retaliatory strike. “Israel is now in a multi-front […]
Read MoreWong Misrepresented Frankcom Findings
The Israeli embassy has accused the Albanese government of misrepresenting the findings of its hand-picked adviser on the drone strikes that killed Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom, after Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the attack was “intentional”. Former defence chief Mark Binskin found the April 1 attack that killed Ms Frankcom and six of her […]
Read MoreIsrael bombs Gaza as fears grow of wider war
Israel bombed the Gaza Strip where one hospital reported at least 30 dead Friday and as exchanges of fire and threats over the Lebanon border raised fears of an even wider war. After further cross-border fire between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah movement, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the clashes must not turn Lebanon into […]
Read MoreIsrael and Palestine are ‘committed to Olympic spirit’
Israel and Palestine are “committed to the Olympic spirit” at Paris 2024 amid the ongoing war in Gaza, according to International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. War has raged in the Gaza Strip since Hamas’ attack on southern Israel on October 7 last year, which killed 1,200 people and saw another 250 taken hostage. According […]
Read MoreThe Israeli military likely killed more than a dozen of its own citizens during the October 7 Hamas attacks, a United Nations investigation has alleged.
The report by the UN commission investigating the attack on Israel and the subsequent war in Gaza documented “strong indications” that the “Hannibal Directive” was used in several instances that day, “harming Israelis at the same time as striking Palestinian militants”. The directive – officially revoked in 2016 – was put in place to prevent […]
Read MoreIsraeli strike kills dozens at UN-run Gaza school
Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip: An Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed at least 33 people, including 12 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from within the school. It was the latest instance of mass casualties among Palestinians trying […]
Read MoreAustralia joins 142 nations in backing Palestinian statehood in UN vote
Australia has joined 142 other countries in backing Palestinian statehood in a high-profile United Nations vote, breaking with some of its closest security partners and infuriating Israel. The United Nations General Assembly resolution, which passed overwhelmingly overnight on Friday, declared that “the State of Palestine is qualified for membership in the United Nations” under its […]
Read MoreIsrael strikes Gaza after truce talks with Hamas end without deal
Israel launched fresh strikes in the Gaza Strip on Friday after negotiators pursuing a long-stalled truce agreement left talks in Cairo without having secured a deal. Artillery salvos hit Rafah on the territory’s southern border with Egypt, while airstrikes and fighting was reported in Gaza City further north. Israeli and Hamas negotiating teams left Cairo […]
Read MoreHundreds more killed in Gaza as Israel pursues Hamas
Israel is battling Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities and says it has attacked dozens of targets, leaving 350 Palestinians dead and the rest struggling to survive in rapidly shrinking areas of refuge. Gazans crammed into Rafah on the southern border with Egypt, heeding Israeli leaflets and messages saying that they would be […]
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