Into the conflict zone
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Into the conflict zone

As the world looks on in horror at events unfolding in the Middle East,Herald journalists Kate Geraghty and Matthew Knott,who have just arrived in Israel,talk about what it’s like to fly into a conflict zone.

  • byLiam Phelan,Kate Geraghty andMatthew Knott

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In pictures:Life under fire in northern Israel
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In pictures:Life under fire in northern Israel

Award-winning photographer Kate Geraghty has decades of experience working in conflict zones. These images capture life close to the Lebanon border.

In pictures:On the ground in southern Israel
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In pictures:On the ground in southern Israel

Award-winning photographer Kate Geraghty has unparalleled experience in operating out of conflict zones over decades. Here are her images from southern Israel.

Far from Hezbollah strongholds,a tiny body is found among the dead
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Far from Hezbollah strongholds,a tiny body is found among the dead

Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty visit the north Lebanon village of Aitou,where at least 22 people were killed by a strike far from the Hezbollah strongholds.

  • byMatthew Knott andKate Geraghty
‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones
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‘Stunning’ hidden tomb found at Petra site featured in Indiana Jones

Researchers found at least 12 skeletal remains and artefacts – including a ceramic vessel that “looked nearly identical to the Holy Grail” in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

  • byAnnabelle Timsit
Netanyahu damaged by airstrikes on civilians and peacekeepers
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Middle East at war

Netanyahu damaged by airstrikes on civilians and peacekeepers

The Israeli government claims its bombing is targeted,but the collateral damage is undermining its cause.

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US gives Israel 30 days to boost aid to Gaza;strike hits Beirut suburbs
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Middle East at war

US gives Israel 30 days to boost aid to Gaza;strike hits Beirut suburbs

The United States has warned Israel could risk losing access to weapons funding unless aid is boosted.

  • byTara Copp,Lolita Balbor andMatthew Lee
The Australian politician in Lebanon speaking out against Hezbollah
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The Australian politician in Lebanon speaking out against Hezbollah

Two years ago,Ihab Matar was running a successful construction company and living in western Sydney. Now he’s a member of Lebanon’s parliament taking on Hezbollah.

  • byMatthew Knott andKate Geraghty
Netanyahu agrees to limit strike on Iran:report
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Middle East at war

Netanyahu agrees to limit strike on Iran:report

The Israeli prime minister has told the US he will strike military targets,not Iran’s oil infrastructure or nuclear installations,according to The Washington Post.

  • byArtorn Pookasook andMaya Gebeily
How much military support the US has given Israel over the last year
Middle East at war

How much military support the US has given Israel over the last year

Washington has significantly bolstered military assistance funding sent to Israel and has approved more sales of arms and equipment to the country.

  • byAdam Taylor,Leo Sands,Kelly Kasulis Cho andAdela Suliman
Israeli strike on hospital tent camp kills four,ignites a fire that burns dozens
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Israeli strike on hospital tent camp kills four,ignites a fire that burns dozens

Israeli airstrikes also hit a food distribution centre in northern Gaza,while a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel killed four soldiers.

  • byWafaa Shurafa andSamy Magdy