8 January 2024, The Australian, by Ray Basset, former Ambassador: In early 1993, and against continued conflict in Northern Ireland, a series of clandestine meetings took place in a private house in Derry, the region’s second city. These encounters involved representatives of the British Security Services (MI5/MI6) and senior figures in the IRA.
Read MoreSix Palestinians, Israeli killed in West Bank clash
8 January 2024, The Canberra Times, by Ali Sawafta and Maayan Lubell: An Israeli air strike has killed six Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry says, as Israel says one of its soldiers had been killed, as United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region.
Read MoreIsrael is pushing Hezbollah to its limits. How it responds will define the future of this war
With the assassination of Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon, Israel has risked an alarming escalation In an alarming turn of events, just as Israel revealed its plan to withdraw thousands of troops from northern Gaza for the next phase of its ongoing war, the senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed in a […]
Read MoreIsraeli ministers propose Palestinians leave Gaza when war ends
Some members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government are pushing to relocate Palestinians from Gaza to another country, possibly Congo, at the end of Israel’s war against Hamas under a “voluntary migration scheme”. The government is reportedly conducting secret talks in which it is seeking to have Congo and other nations accept thousands of […]
Read MoreHezbollah and Israel: Security agencies on martyr alert at home
28 December 2023, The Australian, by Greg Brown, Joanna Panagopoulos and Alexi Demetriadi: Intelligence agencies are ramping up efforts to prevent local violent attacks inspired by the Middle East conflict, after an Australian man killed in Lebanon by an Israeli air strike was claimed to be a fighter and martyr for Hezbollah and given a military funeral by the terror group.
Read MoreAustralian killed in Lebanon Hezbollah fighter, terror group says
28 December 2023, The Australian, by Joanna Panagopoulos and Alexi Demetriadi: Terrorist organisation Hezbollah has said one of two Australian men killed while in a southern Lebanese town was one of its fighters, with a ceremonial funeral taking place overnight as he “rose as a martyr”.
Read MoreMark Dreyfus yet to confirm killed Australian’s Hezbollah links
28 December 2023, The Australian, by Rachel Baxendale: Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus is unable to say whether Australia was aware one of two Australian brothers killed by an Israeli air strike in Lebanon may have had links to Hezbollah before the proscribed terrorist organisation claimed him as one of their own.
Read MoreABC forgot to ‘raise eyebrows’ after Hezbollah omission, Jewish leaders say
28 December 2023, The Australian, Alexi Demetriadi: Jewish leaders have criticised the national broadcaster’s initial coverage of two Australian brothers killed by Israeli air strikes in southern Lebanon for failing to “raise an eyebrow” upon publishing the story before Hezbollah soon after said one was a fighter for the terror group.
Read MoreIsraeli bombardments continue, almost all 2.3m Gazans forced from homes
Cairo/Gaza/Jerusalem: Israeli forces pounded central Gaza by land, sea and air and Palestinian authorities reported dozens more deaths, while the UN health agency said thousands of people were trying to flee the fighting. Israel remains resolved to wipe out Hamas in response to the militant group’s October 7 attack, despite international calls for a ceasefire […]
Read MoreSend navy to the Red Sea for sake of local economy: Dutton
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has claimed Labor’s decision to prefer the Indo-Pacific over a US-led mission in the Red Sea will hurt Australians at home, as the cost of international shipping delays compounds backlogs from industrial action at local terminals. The global benchmark oil price has risen about 8 per cent from its December low […]
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