Another protest, another city, another cause

Families of Israelis held hostage in Gaza and their supporters marched through Tel Aviv to the Defence Ministry compound in protest for their release on Wednesday. Read more

After the bridge: where do we go from here?

Normally, by midweek, I’m sitting down to write—an op-ed, a column, a reflection to be published here in Australia or shared across the globe. It’s something I do routinely, not out of obligation, but because there is always something urgent to say—something that needs to be said. Read more

Hostage’s brother tells UN Security Council its silence about ‘monstrous cruelty is complicity’

A multi-panelled monitor was set up in the round of the United Nations Security Council chamber in Manhattan, affording Ilay David the chance to address the body at eye level. Read more

Australia co-ordinating on recognition of Palestine

Australia is one step closer to recognising Palestinian statehood and is coordinating with other nations on the issue, as the foreign minister warns there might soon be “no Palestine left”. Read more

Hamas doesn’t want a deal: Netanyahu

Israel is considering military action to rescue the remaining hostages in Gaza, according to reports in Israeli media. Read more

August 3, Sydney

This was Australia, Sunday 3rd August 2025, not Berlin 1935. Read more

Ben-Gvir calls for sovereignty over Gaza

Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem on Sunday morning, where he called for sovereignty over the Gaza Strip. Read more

Digging his own grave: A tweet from President Herzog

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog’s reaction after Hamas released a video of two Israeli hostages held captive by Hamas. Read more

The war Hamas wants; the war Israel is fighting

While humanitarian aid drops from the sky, hundreds of trucks carrying the same supplies sit idle at the Gaza border. The failure is not logistical—it is political and moral. Efforts to divide the Gaza Strip into humanitarian zones have collapsed. Read more

Cages were ‘worst part’: Emily Damari on Hamas captivity

Cages became the defining horror of Emily Damari’s captivity beneath Gaza, as she described in a harrowing exclusive to Britain’s Daily Mail published on Friday. Read more

US cuts short Gaza ceasefire talks, bringing team home

The US is cutting short Gaza ceasefire talks and bringing home its negotiating team from Qatar, after the latest response from Hamas “shows a lack of desire to reach a ceasefire in Gaza,” Donald Trump’s envoy says. Read more

Israeli army chief sees ‘potential’ for a hostage deal

Israel’s military chief has told soldiers that their actions are “creating the potential for a hostage deal” in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Hostages the priority as Gaza conflict grinds on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his meeting with US President Donald Trump focused on freeing hostages held in Gaza, as Israel continues to pound the Palestinian territory amid efforts to reach a ceasefire. Read more

Israeli PM says he believes Trump can help seal truce

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump, he is determined to ensure the Gaza Strip hostages are freed. Read more

Israel’s president backs ‘painful’ decisions

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a rare meeting with President Isaac Herzog centred on efforts to secure a hostage deal and a ceasefire in Gaza. Read more

Gaza offensive escalates, Tel Aviv renews protests for hostage deal

Israel reissued a broad evacuation order Sunday morning for residents of Gaza City and Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, warning civilians to leave the area ahead of intensified military operations. Read more

Israel recovers bodies of three hostages from Gaza

The IDF recovered the bodies of three Israelis murdered on October 7 and taken to Gaza, Israel announced on Sunday. Read more

Israel prepares for the return of hostage Edan Alexander

Israel was preparing for the expected release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander on Monday after being held captive by Hamas for 584 days. Read more

Israel calls up thousands of reservists for Gaza war

Israel’s security cabinet is poised to discuss an expansion of the Gaza war as tens of thousands of Israeli reservists receive call-up notices. Read more

Hamas says fate of Israeli-US hostage unknown

A Hamas guard who was holding Israeli-US citizen Edan Alexander has been killed, the militant group’s armed wing says, making the fate of the hostage unclear. Read more

Former hostage Noa Argamani one of TIME’s 100 most influential people

It’s been less than a year since Noa Argamani was pulled from the chaos of captivity, freed in a high-risk operation by Israeli forces after eight months in the clutches of Hamas. Read more

Hamas agrees to new Gaza ceasefire proposal

There are fresh hopes for a ceasefire in Gaza after Hamas accepted a proposal from mediators that includes the release of five Israeli hostages each week. Read more

A united Israel

We are in a very strange period of time. Read more

“If you have the why, you’ll find the how” – parents of a murdered hostage share their journey of loss and advocacy

A packed audience at Sydney’s International Convention Centre for a UIA Gala event last night, heard Rachel Goldberg and Jon Polin share a deeply personal account of heartbreak, courage, and advocacy following the loss of their son, Hersh Goldberg-Polin. Read more

Bibas family among bodies to be handed back to Israel

Israel has confirmed the “heartbreaking” news that the bodies of two of the youngest hostages and their mother are being returned by Hamas from Gaza. Read more

A closer look at the Palestinian terrorists freed By Israel

Israel has released 369 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists on Saturday in exchange for hostages Sasha Trufanov, Sagui Dekel-Chen and Yair Horn. Read more

Israel calls up reservists as Gaza ceasefire fears rise

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warns “intense fighting” will resume in Gaza if Hamas does not return hostages by noon on Saturday. Read more

Trump might lose patience with ceasefire over hostages

Donald Trump has compared the appearance of the recently released hostages to Holocaust survivors, saying he’s losing patience with the ceasefire deal. Read more

A closer look at the terrorists released from Israeli prisons

Israel released 183 imprisoned Palestinian terrorists on Saturday in exchange for hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami. Read more

Hamas says talks start on second phase of Gaza deal

Talks have started on the second phase of the Gaza Strip ceasefire deal, a spokesman for the Palestinian militant group Hamas says. Read more

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