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Israel-Gaza war

Israel-Gaza war
On October 7, 2023, armed Hamas militants launched a surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, firing thousands of rockets and breaking through the Gaza-Israel barrier. At least 1,200 Israelis were killed in the attacks, which included an assault on a music festival, and hundreds more civilians and soldiers were taken hostage. In response, the Israeli government declared war on Hamas. The resulting barrage of artillery on Gaza and a subsequent blockade of aid caused the deaths of thousands of Palestinians and led to an international outcry.
israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Netanyahu rules out Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon

The Israeli PM described the ‘security zone’ established by Israel as a barrier between Hezbollah in Lebanon and civilians in Israel.

European Union

Israel’s foreign minister cuts ties with top EU diplomat over ‘apartheid’ remark

Israel

After US-Iran deal, Netanyahu says he will run in coming Israeli elections

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Middle East

Palestinian death toll tops 73,000 despite ongoing Gaza truce

Nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Gaza since the start of the ceasefire in October, the health ministry says.

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Palestinians clear the rubble of a building that was destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza Strip on Friday. Photo: AP
Switzerland

Thousands hold G7 protest in Geneva as world leaders prepare for France summit

Roughly 7,000 protesters clashed with police, set a car on fire and smashed the windows of a bank in the Swiss city on Sunday.

Israel-Iran conflict

Israeli strikes on Beirut foil US peace plans, Iran says ‘no point’ in talks

Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, an attack US President Donald Trump said ‘should not have happened’.

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Israel

UN report exposes brutal reality for Palestinians in Gaza, West Bank

An inquiry found that civilians were being ‘systematically’ subjected to severe rights violations by Israeli forces, settlers and Hamas.

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A child searches for plastic at a landfill in Gaza City on Monday. Photo: AP
US, Israel war on Iran

Who calls the shots? Netanyahu and Trump at odds over their war

Despite starting the Iran war in tandem with Israel, the US president is pushing for a swift exit as pressure builds at home.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Israel and Iran hold fire after exchange, but warn of escalation if provoked

Middle East foes lift immediate safety restrictions while actively preparing for the next wave of retaliation.

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US, Israel war on Iran

Iran, Israel halt attacks after first exchange of fire since April truce

US President Donald Trump had said the two nations must ‘immediately stop shooting’.

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An Israeli settler stands next to part of a missile protruding from the ground, following strikes from Iran, in the central Israeli-occupied West Bank. Photo: Reuters
Israel

‘It’s humiliating’: inside Gaza’s tent cities without a single proper toilet

Displaced families forced to dig their own latrines, resulting in a hygienic nightmare as foul smells drift among the packed tents.

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Palestinians walk along a street surrounded by buildings destroyed by Israeli military strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, last month. Photo: AP
Israel

Israeli troops kill 7-month-old Palestinian baby in West Bank car shooting

The infant was critically wounded after being struck in the jaw by the same bullet that injured his mother.

War and conflict

Opinion | Asia has to learn the lessons of war while it still can

The time to learn is before the fire reaches the house. Every war forces us to ask: if this logic came to our region, what would we do?

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US, Israel war on Iran

US-Iran diplomacy mired in uncertainty as Trump claims Lebanon de-escalation

Israeli leader vows to continue operations in southern Lebanon despite the US president claiming ‘no Troops going to Beirut’.

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An Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday. Photo: AFP
Fame and celebrity

Hacks co-stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs’ most viral red carpet looks

Boldly redefining red carpet fashion, the duo even recreated Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet’s viral Chrome Hearts couple look.

Hacks co-stars Megan Stalter and Paul W. Downs know how to turn a red carpet appearance into a viral moment. Photos: Getty Images; AFP; @paulwdowns/Instagram
War and conflict

Israel, Russia hit back after being added to UN blacklist for sexual violence in conflicts

UN documentation of alleged abuses sparks furious denials from both nations.

Israel

Netanyahu orders Israeli military to seize 70% of Gaza, expanding control

Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of the tiny coastal strip, bombarded to ruins by war.

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Middle East

Israel launches deadly strike near Beirut as it widens offensive in Lebanon

Escalating hostilities in Lebanon strain a fragile ceasefire ahead of crucial negotiations in Washington.

The aftermath of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon. Photo: AFP
Israel

Israel says it killed Hamas’ new armed wing chief in Gaza strike

Mohammad Odeh eliminated after his predecessor was killed in a similar attack this month.

Israel

West Bank settlers steal Palestinian family’s sheep herd ahead of Eid festival

About 4,000 head of livestock have been stolen by settlers since the start of 2026, according to Palestinian Ministry of Agriculture.

Middle East

Israel steps up Lebanon strikes to ‘crush’ Hezbollah

Netanyahu pledges to intensify Israeli firepower, citing drone threats since April 17 ceasefire.

A drone with fiber-optic cable attached flies over the border from Lebanon to Israel. Photo: Reuters
Middle East

Israeli far-right ministers want ‘return to war in Lebanon’ despite peace talks

National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich advocated for strikes on Beirut and cutting off electricity to Lebanon.

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Israeli far-right minister Itamar Ben Gvir delivers a speech during a gathering by right-wing activists near the border with Gaza on October 21, 2024, calling to establish a new Jewish settlement in the Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP
War and conflict

Global tensions, funding crisis threaten peacekeeping missions, SIPRI warns

Alarm as peacekeeping deployments fall to lowest levels in at least 25 years.

Israel

Israeli strike kills parents and infant son in Gaza refugee camp

The attack on Nuseirat sends the enclave’s death toll past 880 since the brokered October truce.

France

EU next? Israeli far-right minister Ben-Gvir banned from French territory

Many nations were angry after the minister posted a ‌video of himself taunting activists being pinned down after trying to help Gaza.

Israeli far-right lawmaker Itamar Ben-Gvir has been banned from French territory. File photo: AP
War and conflict

As I see it | How China wins by avoiding war

Trump, Putin and Netanyahu have all gone to war to prove how strong and powerful they are. The results should give any strongman pause.

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Fu Cong, China’s Permanent Representative to the UN, addresses the Security Council during a meeting on the Middle East, at the UN headquarters in New York City, on February 18. Photo: Reuters
Indonesia

‘So rough’: father of Indonesian on Gaza flotilla claims Israeli mistreatment

Nine Indonesians were among those detained when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla on Monday.

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Israel

Video | Asian nations condemn Israel over flotilla detentions

South Korea accused Israel of ‘going too far’ in detaining two of its nationals who were part of an aid flotilla headed to Gaza.

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