29 December 2023, Sydney Morning Herald, by Jack Jeffery, Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa: Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: Israeli forces bombarded cities, towns and refugee camps across Gaza on Thursday, killing dozens of people in a widening air and ground offensive against Hamas that has forced thousands more to flee from homes and shelters in recent days.
Read MoreWhy listing Hamas as a terrorist organisation is unhelpful
08 December 2023, The Canberra Times: The “war in Gaza” segment of the SBS evening news invariably includes the comment that Hamas is designated by Australia as a terrorist organisation. But the listing of militant nationalist organisations like Hamas (or Hezbollah) as terrorist entities can be contentious and may be of debatable value.
Read MoreIsrael-Gaza war live updates: Israeli military hits Rafah and continues fighting in Khan Younis as safe places for Palestinians run out
Israel says its attempting to increase number of aid trucks coming into Gaza By Liana Walker Israel says it is working to increase the number of aid trucks allowed into the Gaza Strip. The UN says its ability to distribute aid inside Gaza has been severely impaired by fighting and road closures linked to Israel’s […]
Read MorePenny Wong plans peace mission to Israel, Middle East
Foreign Minister Penny Wong will visit Israel within weeks as part of a wider Middle East trip to urge regional leaders to chart an end to the war in Gaza. Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts will lay the groundwork for the trip, announcing on Thursday he would travel to Israel, Qatar and Egypt next week. […]
Read More‘Catastrophic’: Hundreds more Palestinians killed as Israel pursues Hamas in south Gaza
KEY POINTS Israel battled Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip’s biggest cities, leaving 350 Palestinians dead. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Israeli minister Israel must do more to protect civilians. UN aid chief sees signs that Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza could open. Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will turn Beirut ‘into […]
Read MoreGuterres invokes Article 99 over threat to world peace and security
7 December 2023, The Age, by Bassam Masoud and Nidal al-Mughrabi: Gaza/Cairo: Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sharply criticised the UN secretary-general after he issued a dire warning over the situation in the Gaza Strip, calling Antonio Guterres’ tenure at the world body “a danger to world peace”.
Read MoreSilence on Hamas violence towards women is shocking
Ariela Bard articulated what has been clearly apparent for all thoughtful citizens to see, which is essentially the application of a devastatingly parallel universe moral framework when the nation of Israel is concerned (“Feminists fall silent in wake of Hamas barbarity”, 7/12). As she noted, it is simply extraordinary that leftist and activist feminists – […]
Read MoreIsrael-Hamas war: ISIS claims Iran attack, as US strikes in Iraq
05 January 2024, Herald Sun, by Tiffany Bakker, Adella Beaini and Justin Vallejo The Islamic State has returned to claim responsibility for the twin explosions in Iran as conflict erupts through the Middle East, with the US bombing an Iranian-backed commander in Baghdad. The terrorist organisation ISIS claimed responsibility for the twin bombings that killed […]
Read MoreCanberra backs US warning to Houthis of ‘consequences’
04 January 2024, The Australian, by Stephen Lunn Tensions in the Middle East have further escalated after Australia joined the US and 11 other countries to warn the Houthis of “consequences” if they continued to attack commercial ships in the Red Sea and Iran blamed the US and Israel for two bomb blasts in the […]
Read MoreIran twin blasts kill 95 near grave of Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani
04 January 2024, The Australian Twin bomb blasts killed 95 people in Iran on Wednesday, ripping through a crowd commemorating Revolutionary Guards general Qasem Soleimani four years after his death in a US strike, state media reported. At least 211 others were wounded by the blasts near the tomb of Major General Soleimani. Iran’s supreme […]
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