The group says Edan Alexander will be handed over as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire,reopen crossings into the territory and resume the delivery of aid.
As an Australian aid worker I’m haunted by what I’ve seen in Gaza. Why is the Western world turning a blind eye to this humanitarian crisis?
Absent of any realistic post-conflict plan,Israel’s forces will end up occupying Gaza or sections of it without any foreseeable strategic outcome.
Cabinet ministers approved the plan hours after Israel’s military chief said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers.
An iconic popemobile once used by Pope Francis will be deployed on a very different mission – serving as a mobile health clinic for children in Gaza.
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Sailors were towing the F/A-18 fighter jet into the hangar bay when they lost control of the aircraft.
An internal investigation into the killing last month by Israeli forces found a chain of “professional failures”,while a deputy commander who was first to open fire has been sacked.
Israel says it needs to hold on to the zones to prevent future attacks,but the takeovers appear to meet the dictionary definition of military occupation.
Trump’s man was in one room. Khamenei’s was in another. Then the two-hour mark ticked over.
Australian citizen Ranem Abu Izneid says she feels her government should have done more to support her.