Middle East

If US Secretary of State Marco Rubio expressed any discontent or even opposition about Australia recognising a Palestinian state, it didn’t matter and more importantly, it didn’t work.

America’s top diplomat in Israel has branded Australia's Palestinian statehood recognition 'ill-timed' while hostages remain captive under Hamas control.

The Prime Minister has blamed the media and the Opposition for feeding Hamas propaganda, deflecting criticism from his own move to recognise Palestinian statehood.

AARON PATRICK The minute-by-minute account of the Battle of Shah Wali Kot describes the bravery and mistakes that led to Australia’s highest military honours and its greatest controversy.

MARK RILEY: The Middle East is a complication wrapped in a complexity, mired in confusion, and the perils for little players are big.

MICHAELIA CASH: Statehood push will legitimise Hamas and further entrench their power in Palestine.

Senior ministers have rejected comments by Hamas officials praising Australia’s ‘political courage’ to recognise a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to relocate much of Gaza's population of more than million people through what he refers to as ‘voluntary migration’.

CAMERON MILNER: Like the Voice, Albanese’s push for Palestinian statehood has momentum but no plan, and it could do lasting harm at home and abroad.

A top Hamas official has praised Anthony Albanese’s move to recognise Palestinian statehood, contradicting the Government’s claim that Hamas would be ‘totally opposed’ to the move.

Hamas has hailed the Albanese Government’s ‘political courage’ in recognising a Palestinian statehood, a move the Opposition says proves the PM is ‘out of his depth’.

Israel's bombardment of Gaza City continues, while a senior Hamas leader is expected in Cairo for talks to revive deadlocked ceasefire talks.

DVIR ABRAMOVICH: Australia’s recognition of a Palestinian state may feel right, but it could make peace harder to reach.

Anthony Albanese says Benjamin Netanyahu is ‘in denial’ about the consequences of the war in Gaza on innocent civilians as he defended his government’s call to recognise Palestinian statehood.

A contestant on Israel’s Dancing with the Stars has paid homage to US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump by dressing as the couple while performing to one of the Republican’s favourite songs.