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‘You’ve got to stand for something’: Why this Nationals MP stands alone on Gaza

‘You’ve got to stand for something’: Why this Nationals MP stands alone on Gaza

Nationals MP Mark Coulton says calling for the respect of civilians in conflicts should not be a radical position.

  • by Angus Thompson

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Marching, crying, shouting: 15,000 at pro-Palestine protest

Marching, crying, shouting: 15,000 at pro-Palestine protest

Despite wintry weather thousands of Melburnians took to the streets for a second week in a row calling for an end to the war on Gaza.

  • by Najma Sambul
Moore to block proposal to light up Sydney Town Hall in Israeli colours

Moore to block proposal to light up Sydney Town Hall in Israeli colours

Sydney’s Lord Mayor Clover Moore said a one-sided approach would “run counter to Sydney’s values of inclusiveness and harmony”.

  • by Michael Koziol
Gaza hospital blast: What we know about the explosion

Gaza hospital blast: What we know about the explosion

Some Western countries have called for an investigation, without pointing the finger at this stage, while Arab states have blamed Israel.

Hospital blast leaves hopes for Israel-Saudi deal plans in tatters

Hospital blast leaves hopes for Israel-Saudi deal plans in tatters

Not long ago, the US had hoped to broker a diplomatic normalisation between Israel and Saudi Arabia. But the Arab world is uniting around the Palestinians’ plight.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Joe Biden could face physical risks in flying to war-torn Middle East

Joe Biden could face physical risks in flying to war-torn Middle East

It’s rare for a president to travel directly into a region where hostilities are intensifying, with an Israeli ground incursion into Gaza expected within days.

  • by Yasmeen Abutaleb
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‘We are resilient’: Australian reservists called up in Israel join fight

‘We are resilient’: Australian reservists called up in Israel join fight

More than 300,000 reservists have been called up in 48 hours across Israel and the world.

  • by Sherryn Groch
The Gaza hospitals with just three days of generator power left

The Gaza hospitals with just three days of generator power left

Gaza’s Al-Awda hospital has used three weeks’ worth of critical medical supplies in three days.

  • by Lucy Cormack
Hamas-Israel conflict as it happened: Australian woman Galit Carbone confirmed dead as fighting continues in Gaza Strip

Hamas-Israel conflict as it happened: Australian woman Galit Carbone confirmed dead as fighting continues in Gaza Strip

Israel has called up 360,000 reservists as the fate of the estimated 150 hostages taken into Gaza remains unknown. 

  • by Broede Carmody, Ben Cubby and Latika Bourke
From Sydney to a war zone: Aussie mum’s fears as kids called up to fight for Israel

From Sydney to a war zone: Aussie mum’s fears as kids called up to fight for Israel

An Australian woman living in Israel has spoken of her fears for her three children after they were called up by the Israeli army to join the fight against Hamas.

  • by Carrie Fellner
As it happened Hamas-Israel conflict: Israeli hostages in Gaza threatened as fighting continues; PM ‘remains concerned’ over Australians in Israel

As it happened Hamas-Israel conflict: Israeli hostages in Gaza threatened as fighting continues; PM ‘remains concerned’ over Australians in Israel

Islamist militant group Hamas has threatened to kill one Israeli captive for every unexpected attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza, Israel has amassed thousands of troops near the border and 123,000 Palestinians in Gaza have already been displaced. 

  • by Latika Bourke, Sarah McPhee, Broede Carmody and James Lemon