Australian activists poised to board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Australian activists poised to board aid flotilla bound for Gaza

Three Australians are poised to board a convoy of three ships in an attempt to break Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip.

  • byMegan Gorrey andMary Ward

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‘More like toys’:Iran downplays drone attack near nuclear site

‘More like toys’:Iran downplays drone attack near nuclear site

Iranian media and officials said a few explosions over Isfahan on Friday were the result of air defences hitting three drones - suspected of being small quadcopters.

  • byJasper Ward andNidal al-Mughrabi
Explosions heard in Iran,air defence batteries fired,Israeli strikes reported

Explosions heard in Iran,air defence batteries fired,Israeli strikes reported

The Albanese government has urged Israel and Iran to prevent a “spiral of violence” as Australians are warned against travelling to Israel.

  • byMatthew Knott
Israel and Iran are following the rules of the jungle,not the rule of law

Israel and Iran are following the rules of the jungle,not the rule of law

Countries such as Australia should unilaterally impose sanctions on the leaders of both countries to compel them to recommit to law and peace.

  • byBen Saul
Israel-Iran strikes,as it happened:Explosions in Iran amid heightened tensions in Middle East

Israel-Iran strikes,as it happened:Explosions in Iran amid heightened tensions in Middle East

Israeli missiles have hit a site in Iran,the American ABC News reported on Friday citing a US official. Follow our live coverage.

  • byJewel Topsfield andChris Zappone
A timeline of Iran and Israel’s open warfare,after decades of shadow war

A timeline of Iran and Israel’s open warfare,after decades of shadow war

The two nations’ enmity stretches back decades,through a history of shadow wars and clandestine attacks by land,sea,air and cyberspace.

  • byAngus McDowall andMichael Georgy
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Explosions in Iran:What we know so far

Explosions in Iran:What we know so far

Direct conflict between Iran and Israel threatens to elevate the regional conflict,and push it in unpredictable directions.

  • byChris Zappone
Palestinians vow to fight on after US vetoes full UN membership

Palestinians vow to fight on after US vetoes full UN membership

Among the 12 countries recognising Palestine were US allies France,Japan and South Korea.

  • byEdith Lederer
Only one man can stop the world plunging into full-scale war

Only one man can stop the world plunging into full-scale war

Benjamin Netanyahu’s popularity in Israel is at an all-time low. Yet,we are waiting,helplessly,to see what risk he will take next.

  • byGeraldine Brooks
‘Thousands of lives in one shell’:Gaza’s IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

‘Thousands of lives in one shell’:Gaza’s IVF embryos destroyed by Israeli strike

When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December,it destroyed more than 4000 embryos,plus 1000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilised eggs.

  • byAndrew Mills,Imad Creidi andSaleh Salem
Starvation is true horror. Sanctions against Israel are Australia’s only choice

Starvation is true horror. Sanctions against Israel are Australia’s only choice

To be morally consistent with previous actions and to uphold to amendments Wong herself pushed for,Australia must change its tune towards Israel.

  • byMarc Purcell