Humanitarian organisations and Palestinian Australians have welcomed Australia's support for a ceasefire in Gaza but the Jewish community has raised concerns.
Hamas is blaming an Israeli airstrike for the death of the head of the Palestinian militant group Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated while visiting Tehran.
Labor must celebrate diverse and dissenting voices if it wants to represent them, Fatima Payman says, as party figures backgrounding against her citizenship angered a fellow crossbencher.
"Senior Labor figures" quoted in The...
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.
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.
