Israel strikes terrorists hiding in UN school

Israeli jets struck several Hamas terrorists using a United Nations school in the central Gaza town of Nuseirat, the Israel Defence Forces confirmed on Sunday. Read more

‘If Israel comes to rescue you, we’ll kill you’

Andrey Kozlov, rescued from Hamas captivity by the Israel Defence Forces on June 9, feels fortunate to have survived his ordeal. Read more

The problem is what Biden remembers, not what he forgets

Reviews of President Joe Biden’s much-anticipated July 11 NATO press conference were mixed. Read more

The trauma of pregnancy by rape added to the anguish of captivity

Relatives of women held by Hamas in Gaza participated this week in a briefing on sexual violence and forced pregnancies, as hostages mark nine months in captivity. Read more

Internal IDF probe: ‘Serious’ errors let Hamas infiltrate kibbutz on Oct. 7

Nearly 350 Hamas terrorists, including 100 members of the terror group’s elite Nukhba Force, managed to infiltrate Kibbutz Be’eri in southern Israel on Oct. 7 due to catastrophic failures by the Israel Defence Forces in their readiness and response, according to the first part of the IDF’s internal probe of the attacks. Read more

60% of Hamas terrorists killed or injured, says Israeli defence minister

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday that the Israel Defence Forces have killed or injured 60% of Hamas’s terrorists. Read more

MKs back civilians suspected of murdering Hamas terrorist on Oct. 7

Israeli lawmakers from across the political spectrum gave their backing on Sunday to three Israelis suspected of murdering a Gazan terrorist who infiltrated the Jewish state during the Oct. 7 massacre. Read more

Tunnel shaft found in Khan Yunis City Hall was Hamas gathering point

Israeli soldiers continued pressing attacks on Hamas across the Gaza Strip over the weekend, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday morning, including strikes on a tunnel shaft discovered in the Khan Yunis city hall and a UNRWA school used by the terror group as a command centre. Read more

Polarized society raised probability of October 7 attack

Seventy-two per cent of Israelis believe internal divisions over judicial reform increased the likelihood of Hamas’s October 7 attack, according to a survey released on Thursday. Read more

October 7 victims file US$1 billion lawsuit against UNRWA

More than 100 survivors of Hamas’s October 7 attacks filed a $1 billion lawsuit against the United Relief and Works Agency for “aiding and abetting” Hamas on Monday. Read more

Israel strikes UNRWA facility taken over by Hamas

The Israeli military struck buildings used by Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad that previously served as headquarters for the UN Relief and Works Agency in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

Biden says no Gaza ceasefire deal soon

President Joe Biden says he doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza ceasefire deal in the near future, as a US-backed proposal with global support has not been fully embraced by Israel or Hamas. Read more

US mulls own talks on hostage deal with Hamas: report

US officials are considering negotiating a unilateral deal with Palestinian Hamas terrorists to release five US hostages held in the Gaza Strip if ceasefire talks involving Israel fail, NBC News reports. Read more

Zones of chaos as Hamas struggles to maintain its grip on Gaza

After eight months of war, Gaza no longer has a governing continuum, and parts of it have become islands where various degrees of both chaos and governance exist. Read more

Biden: Forget Ceasefire – Focus on Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

President Biden has misleadingly claimed that Israel has offered a roadmap leading to an enduring ceasefire in Gaza: Read more

US plan not a good deal but Israel accepts it: Netanyahu aide

An aide to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has confirmed that Israel has accepted a framework deal for winding down the Gaza war being advanced by US President Joe Biden. Read more

International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt Rafah operations

The International Court of Justice ordered Israel to immediately halt its military operations in Rafah on Friday. Read more

‘Positive engagement’ with Israel over aid worker death

The Australian government has welcomed “positive engagements” with Israel over an investigation into the killing of an aid worker as questions are raised about the prime minister’s response to alleged war crimes. Read more

‘It’s a political court’: legal expert slams expected warrants for Israeli leaders

Israeli officials responded with anger to International Criminal Court Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan’s announcement that he will seek arrest warrants for both Hamas and Israeli leaders for war crimes in Gaza on Monday. Read more

ICC prosecutor seeks arrest of Netanyahu, Hamas leaders

The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli and Hamas leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in connection with their actions during the seven-month war. Read more

Israel forces operating in eastern Rafah and other Gaza areas

Israel military forces continued operating in eastern Rafah, as well as in the northern Gaza areas of Jabaliya and Zeitoun, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

“A sad and shameful day for all Australians” 

Australia’s support of a UN resolution on Palestine will help to broker peace, the foreign minister says, but a Labor MP argues it will leave Jewish Australians isolated. Read more

US push for Qatar to expel Hamas gathers momentum

American pressure on Qatar to expel the Hamas leadership is mounting as the Gulf state’s mediation of another ceasefire collapsed. Read more

Rockets in Gaza kill three IDF soldiers

Three soldiers were killed and 11 injured in a rocket attack on the Kerem Shalom crossing. Read more

Prime Minister Netanyahu: ‘Capitulating to Hamas’s demands would be a terrible defeat’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday commented on the ongoing negations for the release of Israelis who have been held hostage in Gaza for the past seven months, calling media reports about them provocative and the cause of “needless suffering to the families of the hostages that are enduring a nightmare.” Read more

Hamas negotiators begin Gaza truce talks in Cairo

Hamas negotiators have begun intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would bring a halt to the fighting and the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official says, with the CIA director already present in Cairo for the indirect diplomacy. Read more

Hamas negotiators arrive in Cairo for Gaza truce talks

Hamas negotiators have arrived in Cairo for intensified talks on a possible Gaza truce that would see the return to Israel of some hostages, a Hamas official says, with the CIA director already present for the indirect diplomacy. Read more

Gaza divisions hurt Australia’s soft power: minister

Australia’s multiculturalism is one of its greatest sources of soft power but this is being challenged as violence in Gaza fuels impassioned debates and protests, an assistant minister says. Read more

Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage

Israel says its special forces have recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas said it would take part in a new round of ceasefire talks in Cairo. Read more

Hamas slashes food prices as Gaza residents struggle with poverty

Contradicting claims of famine in Gaza, Hamas lowered the prices of food, while residents said the problem was a lack of money to purchase the basics. Read more

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