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Our expert analysis of the attacks on Hezbollah this week.
‘This is a declaration of war’: Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah delivers a televised address to condemn the attacks.
MIddle East expert addressed four key questions about the recent attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Mourners carry the coffins of two people who died in communication devices blasts in Beirut, Lebanon.
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As Hezbollah reels from the communication device blasts, the scene has been set for an all-out war with Israel.
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The rules of war are quite clear that these attacks were neither discriminate nor proportionate.
Medics collect blood in Beirut on Sept. 17, 2024.
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International law clearly states that hiding explosives in objects that could be picked up by civilians is strictly prohbited.
Demonstrators at an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages on Sept. 12, 2024, in Tel Aviv.
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The impression that Israel is at a stalemate or that there is a rift between leader Benjamin Netanyahu and the Israeli public over the fate of the hostages is misleading. His hold on power is solid.
A police officer examines a damaged car after thousands of pagers exploded simultaneously across Lebanon on Sept. 17, 2024.
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Smartphones may be indispensable to modern life, but they’re also perfect tools for spying on their owners. Anyone looking to avoid being tracked – like, say, militant groups – tends to ditch them.
Jewish settlers pray in the Israeli-occupied West Bank in July 2024.
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The settler movement has unprecedented power in Israel today − the result of a decades-long push to mainstream its views and leaders.
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A lack of moral and legal clarity over the Gaza crisis threatens to undermine New Zealand’s international reputation.
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And what, if anything, is Australia exporting to Israel?
The ICC’s prosecutor is seeking arrest warrants for Yoav Gallant (left) and Benjamin Netanyahu (right), as well as Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar.
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Judges at the ICC are mulling over whether to issue arrest warrants for the leaders of Hamas and Israel.
The list of countries involved in ongoing hostilities is widening.
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America and Iran are now just as much a part of the decadeslong conflict as Arab states. Is it time to start referring to the ‘MENA-ISRAME’ conflict?
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.
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However, signals do matter, especially when seen as part of a broader international shift.
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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The mass protests are evidence that many in Israel feel abandoned by their government. Yet, Netanyahu is unlikely to shift course.
A nurse administers polio vaccine drops to a Palestinian child at a UN school in the Gaza Strip.
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Fighting in parts of Gaza has paused to allow young children to be vaccinated against polio.
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Iran’s leaders are facing a crisis of legitimacy at home, making any response to Israel’s actions a very delicate balance.