Australian surgeon Bushra Othman was surprised so many young Palestinian men were being shot in their groins and legs in Gaza and suffering instant infections. She soon found out it was so they would be paralysed. The brutalities of war and crippling lack of resources were quickly laid bare to Othman when she returned to … Read more
The top United Nations court says Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian territories is unlawful and should end, and for settlement construction to stop immediately. The ruling was an unprecedented, sweeping condemnation of Israel’s rule over the lands it captured 57 years ago. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu quickly denounced the nonbinding opinion issued by … Read more
US Vice President Kamala Harris has pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal that would ease the suffering of Palestinian civilians, striking a tougher tone than US President Joe Biden. “It is time for this war to end,” Harris said on Thursday in a televised statement after face-to-face talks … Read more
Australians are being warned to leave Lebanon immediately as world powers race to deter Israel from striking the capital Beirut in response to a deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights. Flights to and from Beirut airport were cancelled or delayed on Monday as tensions escalated between Israel and armed political group Hezbollah after the … Read more
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday using an explosive device that had been covertly hidden in the guest house where he was staying, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. According to the source, who had been briefed on the operation, the bomb was concealed about two months ago … Read more
The Israeli military has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an air strike in Gaza in July. The announcement on Thursday comes a day after an apparent Israeli strike in the Iranian capital killed Hamas’ top political leader. Israel believes Deif, the head of Hamas’ military, and Yahya … Read more
Nine staff members of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees may have been involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel and they will be dismissed, the United Nations says. “For nine people, the evidence was sufficient to conclude that they may have been involved in the seventh of … Read more
Israeli forces have stepped up air strikes across the Gaza Strip, killing at least 40 people, Palestinian medics say, in further battle with Hamas-led militants as Israel braced for potential wider war in the region. Israeli air strikes hit a cluster of houses in central Gaza’s Al-Bureij camp, killing at least 15 people, and the … Read more
WARNING: Graphic content Australia has decried Israel’s attack on Gaza’s last refuge as “horrific” and “unacceptable”. Israel has launched a bombing campaign on Rafah in the territory’s south after directing more than one million Palestinians to travel to the area. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today On Monday, one of its airstrikes … Read more
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 35 Palestinians and wounded dozens in an area in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah designated for the displaced, Palestinian health and civil emergency service officials say. Health ministry spokesman in Hamas-run Gaza, Ashraf Al-Qidra, said most of the injured were women and children. Gazan authorities and … Read more