Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

Iran has given Israel licence to ‘go nuts’. But there are reasons to resist

Israel faces a dilemma of historic proportions as it decides how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack.

  • byPeter Hartcher

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Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that’s not true

Iran says it gave warning before attacking Israel. US says that’s not true

The threat of open warfare erupting between the arch Middle East foes has put the region on edge,triggering calls for restraint from global powers and Arab nations.

  • byJames Mackenzie
Israel’s air defences stood up to Iran – but they don’t cover where seven-year-old was hit

Israel’s air defences stood up to Iran – but they don’t cover where seven-year-old was hit

Amina al-Hasoni,7,is clinging to life. Were it not for systemic inequities in Israel,her relatives said,maybe she too could have been spared.

  • byCassandra Vinograd andNatan Odenheimer
Israel war live updates:Iran launches extensive drone,missile attack:Biden cuts short weekend trip

Israel war live updates:Iran launches extensive drone,missile attack:Biden cuts short weekend trip

Iran has launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel,an attack that may trigger a wider conflict in the Middle East.

  • byNick Ralston,James Lemon andAngus Thompson
‘Not over yet’:Israel mobilises for growing conflict after Iran attack

‘Not over yet’:Israel mobilises for growing conflict after Iran attack

Iran’s direct attack on Israel has raised the prospect of military escalation in the Middle East,with the Israeli war cabinet debating its next move.

  • byDavid Crowe
Iran has failed to land a punch. What happens next is in Netanyahu’s hands

Iran has failed to land a punch. What happens next is in Netanyahu’s hands

If full-scale war eventuates,it would have deep consequences well beyond the Middle East,rippling all the way to the Indo-Pacific.

  • byPeter Hartcher
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Iran warns Israel of larger attack if it retaliates against missile strike

Iran warns Israel of larger attack if it retaliates against missile strike

Iran has made its first direct attack on Israeli territory,sending 300 drones and missiles in a retaliatory strike that raised the threat of a wider regional conflict.

  • byDan Williams andParisa Hafezi
Why Iran attacked Israel – and what open war between the two could look like

Why Iran attacked Israel – and what open war between the two could look like

Iran had vowed revenge since an April 1 airstrike in Syria killed two Iranian generals inside an Iranian consular building.

  • byTony Capaccio
Psychedelics and trauma:How one survivor of festival terror attack ‘felt no fear’

Psychedelics and trauma:How one survivor of festival terror attack ‘felt no fear’

For a group of Israeli researchers,the attack on the music festival has created a rare opportunity to study the intersection of trauma and psychedelics.

  • byNatan Odenheimer,Aaron Boxerman andGal Koplewitz
Israeli commander in fatal strike on aid workers a settler who wanted to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza

Israeli commander in fatal strike on aid workers a settler who wanted to block humanitarian supplies into Gaza

A senior lawyer says an open letter signed by the IDS commander should be considered by the Israeli authorities investigating the killing of seven aid workers,including Australian Zomi Frankcom.

  • byPaul Nuki,Lilia Sebouai andSamuel Lovett
‘We will harm them’:Israel says it is prepared for wider conflict amid Iran attack fears

‘We will harm them’:Israel says it is prepared for wider conflict amid Iran attack fears

Israel has been bracing for possible Iranian retaliation for the killing of a senior general and six other Iranian officers.

  • byJames Mackenzie andNidal al-Mughrabi