01 December 2023, Sydney Morning Herald, by Wafaa Shurafa and Jack Jeffery: Deir Al-Balah, Gaza Strip: Israel and Hamas agreed at the last minute on Thursday (AEDT) to extend their ceasefire in Gaza by another day to allow more hostages and prisoners to be released.
Read MoreIsrael, Hamas agree to extend truce for seventh day
30 November 2023, Canberra Times, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Mohammad Salem and Emily Rose: Israel and Hamas have struck a last-minute agreement to extend their ceasefire for a seventh day, and Washington hopes the truce can be extended further to free more hostages and let aid reach Gaza.
Read MoreIsrael, Hamas say truce is extended for another day
30 November 2023, The Australian, by Adel Zaanoun and Didier Lauras A truce between Israel and Hamas will continue, both sides said on Thursday, moments before the deal was due to expire, though details of any official agreement remained unclear. Minutes before the halt in fighting was due to expire at 7am (4pm AEST), Israel’s […]
Read MoreUS Navy helicopters repel Houthi attack on Maersk container ship in Red Sea ABC News
Iranian-backed Houthi militants have attacked a Maersk container vessel, prompting the global shipping company to pause all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, it said on Sunday. Key points: The US military says Houthi militants attacked the Maersk Hangzhou vessel in the Red Sea on Saturday US Navy helicopters destroyed three of […]
Read MoreIsrael seeks full control of Gaza-Egypt border, reversal of 2005 withdrawal
Cairo/Gaza/Jerusalem: Israel must take full control of the Gaza Strip border corridor with Egypt to ensure a “demilitarisation” of the area, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, as Israel’s military pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza. Speaking at a press conference, Netanyahu said: “The Philadelphi Corridor – or to put it more correctly, the […]
Read MoreIsrael reportedly hits aid convoy, and thousands cram into Gaza’s most densely populated areas as strikes continue
30 December 2023, ABC News: Tens of thousands of Palestinians streamed into an already crowded town at the southernmost end of Gaza in recent days, according to the United Nations, fleeing Israel’s bombardment of the centre of the strip, where hospital officials said dozens were killed on Friday.
Read MorePregnant mothers in Gaza reportedly facing cesareans without anaesthetic, emergency hysterectomies and death.
30 December 2023, ABC News, by Zena Chamas: Amid the raging war, women are reportedly giving birth on rubble-filled floors, undergoing emergency caesareans with no anaesthetic or pain relief, and even dying after childbirth due to a lack of medical supplies.
Read MoreEgypt ‘awaiting responses’ on plans to end Hamas-Israel war
30 December 2023, SBS News: As the war in Gaza continues to escalate, Egypt has put forward a framework proposal to end the conflict and “restore peace and stability to the region”.
Read MoreSydney Imam: Labor should have condemned ‘heinous Israeli crime’ that killed two Australian citizens
30 December 2023, The Australian, by Joanna Panagopoulos and Mohammad Alfares: Terrorist group Hezbollah should not be condemned for attacking Israel and Labor should demand Australian-Israelis leave the Jewish homeland, a prominent southwest Sydney Imam says.
Read MoreHezbollah claims rocket attack retribution for ‘martyred’ Australians
30 December 2023, The Age, by Perry Duffin and Rachel Clun: Hezbollah has claimed a missile attack on an Israeli village was retribution for an airstrike that killed Australian brothers – Ali and Ibrahim Bazzi – and Ibrahim’s wife Shorouq Hammoud, among others.
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