Middle East

Hamas planned a full-scale invasion of Israel on a much larger scale than the October 7 terror attacks, according to Israeli security officials. 
World
Natalie Lisbona and Abul Taher

Israel officials say Hamas planned ‘9/11-style’ attack

Hamas planned a full-scale invasion of Israel on a much larger scale than the October 7 terror attacks, according to Israeli security officials. 

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Israel has been escalating its campaign against Hezbollah with heavy air strikes across Lebanon.
Middle East
Amina Ismail and Ahmed Tolba

Israel orders evacuation of towns used by Hezbollah to launch attacks

Israel's military has ordered the evacuation of 23 Lebanese villages, saying Hezbollah is using sites there to conceal weapons and launch attacks on Israel.

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Lebanon’s political future was “for the Lebanese to decide and no one else.” 
Middle East
The New York Times

US aims to revive failed UN plan for Lebanon War

At the heart of diplomatic efforts to halt Israel’s invasion of southern Lebanon is a decades-old UN resolution that was intended to demilitarise the area and protect Israel from cross-border attacks.

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Two UN peacekeepers were wounded when Israel fired on an observation tower at their headquarters. (EPA PHOTO)
Middle East
Staff Writers

Two UN peacekeepers wounded as Israel strikes Lebanon

Israel says the two UN peacekeepers were caught in the crossfire as it engaged with Hezbollah militia.

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The uptake of seats on repatriation flights for Australians returning from Lebanon is dwindling. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Middle East
Luke Costin

Protesters defiant as more Aussies return from Lebanon

Protesters are ready to fight police again over a sign attacking Israel as more Australians evacuated out of Lebanon arrive home.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded his six-strong war cabinet. (AP PHOTO)
Opinion
The New York Times

Why we should all want Israel to win its wars against Hamas

BRET STEPHENS: The world had better hope that Israel wins its wars against Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis and their masters in Tehran.

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BEN HARVEY: These photos show just why the same old conflicts keep playing out in the Middle East over and over again
Opinion
Ben Harvey

Two photos show why same old Middle East conflict continues

BEN HARVEY: These two photos show just why the same old conflicts keep playing out in the Middle East over and over again.

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Video
Australians in Lebanon are being urged to take up seats on the final repatriation flight. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)
Middle East
Dominic Giannini

Leave now: Aussies warned to get on last flight out of Lebanon

Repatriation flights to help Australians leave Lebanon cannot continue indefinitely, the foreign minister says, with a final scheduled flight set to take off.

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People gather in front of destroyed buildings hit by an Israeli airstrike in central Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)
World
Max Corstorphan

Mass casualties as Israel strikes central Beirut

At least 22 people have been killed and 117 people are confirmed to be severely injured after Israel launched unannounced attacks on two densely populated residential apartment buildings in central Beirut.

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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had their first call in weeks.
World
Staff Writers

Biden and Netanyahu discuss an attack on Iran in ‘direct’ call

President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held their first call in weeks, having a ‘direct’ conversation about a retaliation attack on Iran.

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is considered by many to be the face of evil.
World
Troy de Ruyter

Terrorist coward who uses hostages as human shields

He claims to be fighting for a righteous cause — but surely a ‘hero’ doesn’t kidnap hostages and use them as human shields while carrying a bag full of explosives?

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A new book by US journalist Bob Woodward has detailed outbursts from President Joe Biden, including the times he called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “bad f***ing guy” and a “f***ing liar”.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Son of a bitch’: Biden’s foul-mouthed outbursts exposed

The grim reality of the fractured relationship between the United States and Israel is set to be laid bare in a new book by journalist and author Bob Woodward, the man who exposed the Watergate scandal.

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Jewish groups have written to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton ahead of the upcoming election.
Politics
Ellen Ransley

Anthony Albanese rules out minority government with Greens

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has failed to commit to a key demand of Jewish groups concerned at the prospect of a Labor-Greens alliance at the upcoming election, and into the next term of Parliament.

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Video
People embrace as Australian nationals arrival on a repatriation flight at Sydney International Airport.
Middle East
Katina Curtis

DFAT frustrated by Aussies turning down escape from Lebanon

More than 1100 Australians fleeing Lebanon have arrived home but the Government is growing increasingly frustrated with people who say they want to leave the war-torn country turning down offered seats.

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Israel has intensified its war offensive in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria.
World
Max Corstorphan

‘Stay away’: Israel intensifies war on three fronts

A day after global scenes of commemoration for those killed in the events of October 7, Israel has intensified attacks on terrorist groups Hezbollah and Hamas, striking Lebanon, Gaza and Syria.

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