Middle East

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has released a strongly-worded statement on the ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in the Gaza conflict.

The message from charity and human rights groups came as Israeli strikes reportedly killed another 29 Palestinians overnight.

JUSTIN AMLER: On Monday, Australia joined 27 other Western nations in signing a statement on Gaza that was not only sharply critical of Israel but also offered little substance toward resolving the ongoing war.

The Australian Government has joined a global joint statement to end war in Gaza, a move Israel’s ambassador to Australia warns is ‘disconnected from reality’.

AARON PATRICK: Penny Wong’s decision to join 27 other foreign ministers to condemn the Jewish state’s provision of food to Palestinians ignores one obvious reality.

Despite sustaining severe damage during US and Israeli bombing, Iran's uranium enrichment program cannot be abandoned, the nation's Foreign Minister says.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has signed a joint statement with more than 20 other countries to demand an immediate end to the war in Gaza.

The latest claims of food distribution bloodshed came as Israel’s military issued evacuation orders for parts of central Gaza.

Witnesses and Gaza Strip hospital officials have accused Israeli troops of shooting dead at least 36 Palestinians near an aid distribution hub.

The United States' envoy to Turkey says Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbours.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel ‘deeply regrets’ ammunition hitting a Catholic church in Gaza, killing three people, and says there will be a probe.

More than 60 people are dead, most of them from suffocation, after a fire tore through a newly opened mall in eastern Iraq.

An Israeli-backed American organisation in Gaza says 20 Palestinians have died after being crushed at a food distribution centre.

Dramatic footage has shown the terrifying moment two television reporters had to run for cover after Israel bombed Syria’s defence military headquarters in Damascus.

EXPLAINED: Israeli warplanes struck Syria’s capital, Damascus, on Wednesday, targeting the presidential palace, the defence ministry and the army command following an outbreak of violence.