Today
Australia and US must defend freedom and security, says Biden
US President Joe Biden has toasted the close relationship between the US and Australia at a state dinner in Washington; Another mass shooting in US, at least 16 dead. Follow updates here.
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- Trudy Harris and Mark Ludlow
Yesterday
S&P cites risk that war could spread
S&P Global Ratings has affirmed Israel’s rating at AA-; Amir Maimon says nearly 30 trucks have crossed the Rafah border. He says Hamas is not interested in peace. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Euan Black
This Month
US readies plans for mass Middle East evacuations
US prepares evacuation contingency plans; Israel releases video of civilians butchered, in propaganda war; Hamas releases two more hostages. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Tom Burton and Trudy Harris
Hostage talks delay invasion as Gaza awaits aid
US advises Israel to delay a ground invasion of Gaza, hoping to buy time for hostage negotiations and allow more aid to reach civilians; UN says at least 100 trucks of aid a day needed. Follow updates here.
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- Hannah Wootton and Gus McCubbing
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and the West Bank
Israel’s war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts; the US will send more Patriot air defence missile system battalions to the Middle East; thousands join pro-Palestine protests in Melbourne. Follow updates here.
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- Maxim Shanahan
PM insists Labor united on Israel; police issue warning for Sydney rally
PM backs Biden’s comments; NSW police expect 17 ‘public assembly events’ in the next seven days. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Campbell Kwan and Emma Connors
Xi Jinping backs ceasefire; Iran’s chilling plan
China’s leader speaks to Egyptian PM Mostafa Madbouly; Iran warns new fronts against Israel could open up if Gaza offensive continues; DFAT updates travel advice amid escalating conflict. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Campbell Kwan and Emma Connors
Israel says no proof it hit hospital, Biden to ask ‘tough questions’
Israel accuses Hamas of inflating casualty figures; US President Joe Biden’s high stakes visit to war zone; here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Emma Connors
‘I was so worried’; evacuated Aussies touch down in Sydney
More than 200 evacuated Australians have landed in Sydney as foreign governments scramble to get their citizens out of the conflict zone and the US President readies to fly. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Emma Connors and Maxim Shanahan
Israel denies reports of Gaza border crossing ceasefire
Israel denied that the Rafah crossing was due to reopen; US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to return to Israel. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Gus McCubbing, Hannah Wootton and Mark Mulligan
Flights from Tel Aviv resume, thousands rally Sydney, Melbourne
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken met with Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince; the Albanese government urged Australians in Lebanon to leave the country; flights will leave Tel Aviv on Sunday for Australians wanting to exit Israel.
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- Maxim Shanahan
Voice rejected but ‘it will not divide us’: PM
Peter Dutton said the defeat of the Voice to parliament referendum is “good for our country”. Anthony Albanese accepted the defeat after Australians resoundingly voted No. How the day unfolded.
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- Michael Read, Tom McIlroy, Jessica Gardner, Phillip Coorey and Alana Christensen
UN calls Israel’s Gaza evacuation order ‘impossible’
Israel called for the evacuation of 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza within 24 hours, ahead of a probable ground invasion. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Trudy Harris
Israel vows to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’
The Israeli military discusses targets; terrible new reports of children’s deaths; antisemitic charges heard in Sydney court. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Emma Connors
Russia and Saudi Arabia meet to talk oil amid war, lights to go off in Gaza
Russian and Saudi Arabia’s leaders will meet in Moscow; Gaza residents are cut off as Israel’s grip tightens; Qantas repatriation flights to begin. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell and Emma Connors
Israel back in control at Gaza border, says 1500 Hamas militants dead
The Israeli military claims to have largely gained control in the south; Hamas said it would execute one civilian for every bomb Israel drops without warning. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell and Emma Connors
Fighting rages on as Israel struggles to recapture its own towns
Israeli forces are still battling with Gaza gunmen holed up in several locations in Israel. More than 700 Israelis and 400 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since Saturday. Palestinian militant groups claim to be holding over 130 captives from the Israeli side.
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- Lois Maskiell
Netanyahu warns of a long war ahead
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night urged Palestinians living in Gaza to “leave now” and told Israelis to brace for a protracted campaign. Follow the latest here.
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US will take Trump-Pratt allegations ‘seriously’: Birmingham
Simon Birmingham says the US will be concerned by reports Donald Trump shared potentially top secret information with Anthony Pratt; ex-chief justice Robert French tears apart the No camp’s claim that the Voice lacks detail. Follow updates here.
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- Lois Maskiell
Albanese rallies support for the Voice nine days out from referendum
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to back the Voice at the upcoming referendum; airlines have cancelled almost 100 domestic flights at Sydney Airport. Here’s how the day unfolded.
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- Lois Maskiell
