Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called on Israel to accept a US-led peace proposal that would lead to a humanitarian ceasefire and release of hostages by Hamas.
Several CW letter writers have called on me to make good on my earlier comments that I would put forward a suggested solution to the constant strife between Israel and the Palestinians. Here goes!
First, everyone should be under no illusion about a few basic facts.
Anthony Albanese wants to speak with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu after an Australian aid worker was killed in Gaza, leaving the nation "outraged".
Political pressure on the Albanese Government is growing as more politicians have demanded a permanent ceasefire and Australian diplomatic recognition of the state of Palestine.
Australian-Israeli man Lior Sivan has been killed in southern Gaza while serving in the Israeli Defence Force as a tank commander, the ABC has reported.
Israel's military says it has resumed combat operations in the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire with Hamas expired, blaming the militant group for breaking it.
Canberra university student Grace Danielson will run the length of more than three marathons over 24 hours to raise money for UNICEF Australia’s Gaza Crisis Appeal.
UN chief Antonio Guterres is demanding an Israel-Hamas ceasefire and the release of hostages in Gaza, where authorities say the death toll has passed 10,000.
Health officials in Gaza say an Israeli air strike has killed hundreds of Palestinians at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital, crammed with patients and displaced people.
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil has condemned the killing of an Australian woman by the Islamic group Hamas in Israel, saying her death is heartbreaking.
Israel has battered Gaza a day after suffering its bloodiest attack in decades when Hamas fighters rampaged through Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting an unknown number of others, threatening a major new war in the Middle East.
