Australia has condemned an Israeli military decision not to open a criminal investigation into the killing of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six of her colleagues in Gaza. Frankcom, who worked for the humanitarian organisation World Central Kitchen (WCK), was killed in an Israeli airstrike in April 2024 while travelling with other members of…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has publicly rejected the 15-point plan for Gaza put forward by US President Donald Trump. Also declaring that Israel will not withdraw its military forces from the territory until Hamas is what he described as “genuinely” disarmed. “Israel rejects the 15-point document,” Netanyahu said at a cabinet meeting on Sunday….
Hamas has agreed to completely disarm in the Gaza Strip under a US-backed peace initiative announced by President Donald Trump, according to a senior Hamas official. The official told the BBC that the group had accepted the Board of Peace proposal and that an official statement confirming the decision would be released shortly. Trump described…
United States President Donald Trump has held separate meetings with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as conflicts involving Ukraine and Iran continue. The White House described both meetings as positive and productive. Zelensky and Netanyahu travelled to Washington to attend the funeral of Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime supporter of…
US President Donald Trump says Saudi Arabia must recognise Israel before Washington approves a civilian nuclear agreement with the Gulf kingdom. In a post on Truth Social, Trump stressed that the proposed deal would only support peaceful nuclear energy. He also insisted it would not permit uranium enrichment. “The Civil Nuclear Deal… will be approved,…
At least 12 Palestinians, including six members of a family, have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes. The deadly strike hit an apartment in the western al-Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City overnight, where video footage showed the building engulfed in flames. According to relatives, Firas al-Masri, his wife Salsabeel, and their four…
A new UN report alleges that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinian children in Gaza, a claim Israel has strongly denied. A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of committing genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity against Palestinian children in Gaza. According to the report, Israeli military actions have caused widespread deaths,…
Israel has announced new strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs amid growing tensions with Hezbollah. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered attacks on Hezbollah targets in the southern suburbs of Beirut, saying the move is a response to attacks on Israeli civilians and alleged violations of a US-brokered ceasefire agreed in April. The latest escalation…
Israel says the capture of the historic fortress marks a major shift in its military campaign against Hezbollah. Israeli forces have seized Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon as the country expands its ground offensive against Hezbollah. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the operation as a “decisive shift” in Israel’s strategy, saying troops are pushing deeper…
A city that had been spared is no longer safe. Israel struck the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday in what the Israel Defense Forces described as a “targeted” attack on an Iranian militia commander. Thick black smoke rose over Dahieh, the densely populated southern suburb that serves as Hezbollah’s stronghold in the city. Israeli media…
