This Month
Netanyahu doubles down on Gaza strategy as he rides out latest storm
Ending the fighting now would leave the Israeli PM facing a reckoning with the failures of October 7 without being able to retort that he had destroyed Hamas.
- James Shotter
Iran summons Australian ambassador over Instagram post
The Australian embassy had posted an Instagram message about supporting LGBTQIA+ youth and the Iranian government complained it “promoted homosexuality”.
- Reuters
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Angry Israelis cross red line on hostage deaths
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is refusing to cave to the biggest demonstrations since the Gaza war began last October and agree to a ceasefire.
- Ethan Bronner
Netanyahu refuses to ‘surrender’ to hostage deal pressure
The Israeli prime minister has said the war would end only when Hamas was defeated, despite mass protests and a strike to urge a ceasefire.
- Updated
- Patrick Kingsley, Aaron Boxerman and Thomas Fuller
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The 5 things university students should be protesting about
Here are some alternative focal points for outrage and protest, particularly for morally energetic university students.
- Bret Stephens
Israel braced for industrial action as ceasefire pressure grows
Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated in cities around the nation on Sunday, in what appeared to be the largest protests since the October 7 attacks.
- Updated
- Galit Altstein and Dan Williams
US to present Israel-Gaza ceasefire ultimatum soon
The US has been talking to Egypt and Qatar about the contours of a final “take it or leave it” deal that it plans to present to the parties in the coming weeks.
- Yasmeen Abutaleb and John Hudson
Israel finds bodies of six more ‘brutally murdered’ hostages
Israel’s military says the hostages were executed just before soldiers arrived in a tunnel under Rafah. President Joe Biden said Hamas will “pay for these crimes”.
- Updated
- Stephanie Kelly and Ari Rabinovitch
August
Israel rescues first living hostage from Gaza tunnel
The 52-year-old Israeli father of 11 was taken to a hospital, where members of his large Bedouin Arab family gathered around his bedside in a joyful reunion.
- Melanie Lidman
Risk of broader Middle East war has eased: top US general
But Iran still poses a significant danger as it weighs a strike on Israel, says Air Force General C.Q. Brown
- Phil Stewart
Double your salary, no tax: Meet the Aussies moving to Saudi Arabia
The rulers of the country, once a pariah state, are turbocharging efforts to rehabilitate its image. And there are plenty of expats enjoying the ride.
- Primrose Riordan
Israel and Hezbollah signal end of heavy fire
Tel Aviv’s battle with the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group is the biggest since their war in 2006, sparking fears of a regional conflict.
- Updated
- Josef Federman, Abby Sewell and Kareem Chehayeb
Attack on oil tanker in Red Sea threatens ‘severe ecological disaster’
The EU gave the warning at the weekend after the Houthis posted a video of what they said was an explosion on the 274-metre-long ship set off by its fighters.
- Robert Wright
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel strikes Lebanon as Hezbollah launches rockets, drones
The heavy exchange of fire threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the United States, Iran and militant groups across the region.
- Updated
- Josef Federman and Abby Sewell
US universities brace for next round of Gaza protests as students return
Institutions including New York University have resolved to enforce sanctions on students judged in violation of their codes of conduct during disruptive demonstrations.
- Andrew Jack
‘They’re not Hamas’: Envoy’s plea over Gazans sheltering in Australia
As national security fight continues to roil parliament, a significant number of Gazans who have found safety in Australia are Christian, while 80 per cent possess tertiary qualifications.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
How something positive could emerge from the Israel-Hamas war
The argument that any concessions look like weakness will only lead to more conflict. There can be no half measures this time.
- Alistair Burt
Blinken warns time running out as bodies of six hostages recovered
The US secretary of state left the Middle East without a ceasefire deal, as Israeli authorities discovered the bodies in an overnight operation.
- Updated
- Julia Frankel and Matthew Lee
Onus on Hamas as Israel backs plan to break ceasefire impasse
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called the proposed accord “a bridging agreement” and acknowledged that not everything was spelt out in detail.
- Courtney McBride and Dan Williams
Blinken arrives in Middle East seeking Gaza ceasefire
The US secretary of state will meet on Monday with senior Israeli leaders including Benjamin Netanyahu, a senior State Department official said.
- Humeyra Pamuk
