Middle East

The Opposition says Australia should use the political capital it gained by recognising Palestinian statehood to pressure Hamas toward accepting a peace deal.

As the US President awaits Hamas’ response, the group is reportedly expected to reject the proposed peace plan for Gaza, arguing it disregards the needs of the Palestinian people. 

The United States has deported a planeload of around 1000 Iranians to Tehran in one of the Trump administration's starkest migrant returns.

Anthony Albanese has thrown his support behind a proposed peace plan for Gaza that could bring the nearly two year long war to an end.

THE WASHINGTON POST: The meeting between the US President and the Israeli PM could be a key step toward renewing serious peace talks.

The White House released a lengthy plan Monday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and laying out plans for the territory.

US President Donald Trump says they are ‘beyond very close’ to forging a peace deal in Gaza and he hopes Hamas militants will accept it.

The PM has visited one of the world’s biggest mosques as he seeks to strengthen Australia’s ties in the Middle East.

Iran has executed a man alleged to have been spying for Israel, after accusing him of meeting with officials from the spy agency Mossad.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says his country should be ‘proud’ after the Government did not recognise an Independent Palestinian statehood at the UN.

US President Donald Trump shared an update on the deal as he departed the White House to attend a golf tournament.

A decision by countries including Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood is a ‘mark of shame,’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.

BREN CARLILL: Anthony Albanese said that Palestinian recognition was predicated on promises that the Authority President made to him. But here’s the problem - Mahmoud Abbas has no credibility.

AARON PATRICK: A spokesman for the terrorist group boasted that its attack on Israel two years ago had won support for the Palestinians from around the world because of Israel’s forceful response.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told world leaders that Hamas will be barred from governing Gaza after the war and must hand over its weapons.