Middle East

Sderot, an Israeli town a mile from Gaza, sustained a major Hamas attack. Almost totally evacuated, it’s now returning to life as it was before Oct. 7.

The phrase was used by a Labor Senator, however, she was not present for the vote in the Senate.

The senator, the first Afghan-Australian Muslim woman in parliament, made a surprise move by going against her party’s stance on Gaza issues.

The White House called the bill ‘a misguided reaction to a deliberate distortion of the Administration’s approach to Israel.’

David Cameron said it would not be ‘a wise path’ for the United Kingdom to halt its arms exports to Israel amid the ongoing war in Gaza.

‘We are part of a global student movement fighting for the liberation of Palestine,’ the group said.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong says the federal government has now sanctioned 90 individuals and 100 entities with links to Iran.

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said the administration sees Israel having ‘an unusual—even unprecedented—burden in fighting this war.’

An impromptu organization attracted 7,000 volunteers after Oct. 7, 2023, attacks to handle housing, food, and clothing shortages, and even to arrange funerals.

An Israeli center supporting kids with cancer turns to face the country’s wartime reality. Wounded soldiers and their families needing that support.

A researcher said the United Nations may have ’recognized the lack of evidence' for Hamas’s original claims on the casualty figures in Gaza.

Violence has broken out at an encampment at the University of Melbourne, meanwhile the ANU has warned students about potential code of conduct breaches.

The Biden administration has urged Israel against invading the city, fearing it would bring about unacceptable civilian casualties.

The United States, UK, and EU advocate for a two-state solution as the only path to peace between the Palestinian Territories and Israel.

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu said that his government will need to provide ‘a thorough explanation’ about what went wrong during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack.

France, Japan, China, Russia, New Zealand, and Singapore were among the nations that supported a push for Palestine UN membership

Israel will ‘stand alone’ if needed and fight ‘tooth and nail,’ Netanyahu said after the weapons delay.