Thousands of demonstrators supporting the families of Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza take part in a protest in Tel Aviv on September 1.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Shuttered shops in an empty street in Jaffa, Israel, in 2023.
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Israel’s war in Gaza, which is fast approaching its first anniversary, is taking a heavy economic toll.
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Today we're joined on the podcast by Ghaith Krayem, a spokesman for the group Muslim Votes Matter. The group plans to back candidates who support the issues it says Muslims care about.
Palestinians inspect the damage on a street in Jenin on the fifth day of an Israeli military operation.
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The latest Israeli incursions into the West Bank will only encourage more resistance and militant defiance among Palestinians.
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After weeks of controversy, Burgess has now attempted to clean up the mess he left after his ABC Insiders interview last month.
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Is there a risk that human operators will start to “think” like AI?
Sunshine Mosque.
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The advocacy group Muslim Votes Matter has put together a high-profile speakers list to launch its national campaign in Melbourne on Sunday.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
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What happens in the race for the White House could play an important role in what happens in the Middle East.
The ‘Medaba Map’ (6th century CE) is part of a floor mosaic in the church of Saint George in Madaba, Jordan, containing the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of Jerusalem.
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The study of literature and rhetoric were at the heart of the elite ancient education carried out in Gaza.
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Amid continued fractious debate about visas for Palestinians, the Albanese government will be trying in parliament this week to “land” two crucial pieces of legislation.
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If New Zealand supports a ‘rules-based international order’ its response to the International Court of Justice’s findings on the Occupied Palestinian Territories should involve deeds more than words.
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A selection of our coverage of the conflict in Gaza from the past fortnight.
Then-Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, left, and slain Hamas negotiator Ismail Haniyehin 2012.
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Successor to slain Palestinian negotiator is a hardliner who resides in Gaza’s tunnels and has no realistic chance of being in Doha for talks.
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The threat level returns to what it was for more than eight years before it was lowered to ‘possible’ in November 2022.
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank mourn the death of militant Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31, 2024.
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A full-blown war between Israel and Hezbollah would likely set the entire region on fire, involving Iran and its proxies, and could drag the US into direct confrontation with Tehran.
Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran.
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The killing of a senior Hamas leader has led to heightened concern about escalation of violence in the region.
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The killing of the Hamas leader in Iran may provoke a wider regional war.
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The government’s Gaza response has been caught uncomfortably between joining calls for a ceasefire at the UN and aligning with US security interests.
Mourners at the site of an airstrike that killed 12 young members of the Druze community.
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12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has blamed Hezbollah, but the Lebanese militant group denies responsibility.