Last surviving American hostage in Gaza to be released,Hamas says

Last surviving American hostage in Gaza to be released,Hamas says

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.

  • byWafaa Shurafa andSamy Magdy

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No child,anywhere,should grow up like the children I saw in Gaza

No child,anywhere,should grow up like the children I saw in Gaza

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?

  • byGeorgia Tacey
Netanyahu’s move to seize Gaza won’t save the hostages,and he knows it

Netanyahu’s move to seize Gaza won’t save the hostages,and he knows it

Absent of any realistic post-conflict plan,Israel’s forces will end up occupying Gaza or sections of it without any foreseeable strategic outcome.

  • byRodger Shanahan
Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan,officials say

Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan,officials say

Cabinet ministers approved the plan hours after Israel’s military chief said the army was calling up tens of thousands of reserve soldiers.

  • byTia Goldenberg andSam Mednick
Popemobile converted into clinic for Gaza’s wounded children

Popemobile converted into clinic for Gaza’s wounded children

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.

  • byRob Harris
World in pictures this week,May 1,2025
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World in pictures this week,May 1,2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors

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The $93m parking mistake:Fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier

The $93m parking mistake:Fighter jet falls off aircraft carrier

Sailors were towing the F/A-18 fighter jet into the hangar bay when they lost control of the aircraft.

  • byLolita Baldor
Israel says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killing of 15 Gaza medics found in mass grave

Israel says ‘misunderstanding’ led to killing of 15 Gaza medics found in mass grave

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.

  • byMelanie Lidman
Israel to keep troops in Gaza,Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?

Israel to keep troops in Gaza,Lebanon and Syria indefinitely. What does that mean?

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.

  • byJoseph Krauss
The brief moment that marked a win for Trump’s high-stakes talks with Iran

The brief moment that marked a win for Trump’s high-stakes talks with Iran

Trump’s man was in one room. Khamenei’s was in another. Then the two-hour mark ticked over.

  • bySusannah George
Five months after being injured in the West Bank,Ranem is still waiting for answers

Five months after being injured in the West Bank,Ranem is still waiting for answers

Australian citizen Ranem Abu Izneid says she feels her government should have done more to support her.

  • byAngus Delaney