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‘Like funding al-Qaeda’: Israeli MP rejects Australian call for ‘humanitarian pause’
A leading MP, who spent six years living in Australia, says asking Israel to pause was the equivalent of asking the US to aid al-Qaeda after 9/11.
- by Matthew Knott
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Prospect of more hostage releases paralyses Israel’s anticipated ground invasion
Israeli media reports that sources within Gaza say the finalisation of a potential deal is under way for the release of a further 50 abductees.
- by Matthew Knott
‘What does the world expect to happen?’ Fleeing Gazans live in fear in West Bank
The Palestinian workers want to tell their stories, but also ask how much people on the other side of the world really know about the horror in Gaza.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
On the Lebanon border, Israelis say they face an enemy worse than Hamas
Fears of a wider conflict are not shared by everyone. Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty visit communities on the Israel-Lebanon border where some want a war.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
For families of Israeli hostages, a vigil sparks a protest movement
It took Netanyahu eight days to meet with the furious families of the kidnapped – so they hired their own negotiation experts.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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Hospital explosion blame game pushes Middle East closer to all-out war
Hundreds of patients, staff and civilians have been killed in the most serious escalation to the conflict since the deadly October 7 assault by Hamas.
- by Matthew Knott
It began as a holy day. It ended with barbarity and bravery on gruesome display
BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL | As we make our way around southern Israel, locals recount the horrors of those killed and tales of survival about those who shouldn’t be alive, but are.
- by Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty
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Australians fly to Israel to join war as Palestinians urged to flee to southern Gaza
A senior Israeli official confirmed some Australian residents were among the 360,000 reservists who have been called up to fight against Hamas.
- by Matthew Knott, James Massola and Lucy Cormack
‘Dead man’: Israel vows to wipe out Hamas, kill top leader
There are fears Palestinian hospitals will turn into morgues after the enclave’s only power station ran out of electricity and shut down.Â
- by Matthew Knott
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‘Bloody and costly’: Why an Israeli ground assault is so risky for both sides
Fighting in dense urban areas would reduce Israel’s main military advantages, leading to high casualties and complicating the task of recovering hostages.
- by Matthew Knott
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Israel to form emergency government, war cabinet as Gaza loses power
The move comes as Israel prepares for a ground offensive in Gaza that would push casualty numbers high on both sides of its war with Hamas.
- by Matthew Knott and Lucy Cormack