Sami Sockol

The so-called ceasefire since April, which Hezbollah is not a party to, has done little to halt the death and destruction in southern Lebanon. Here's how the scale of the Israeli operation called "Eternal Darkness" continues to expand. 

A Palestinian father promises to fight for justice for his seven-month-old son, who was shot dead by an Israeli soldier in the West Bank city of Hebron.

Thousands of Israeli nationalists, including young boys, join crowds chanting death threats towards Palestinians while marching through Jerusalem Old City.

Palestinians in Gaza fear they are being forgotten as the Iran war drags on, with Israeli strikes continuing despite a ceasefire and the humanitarian situation still dire.

Under the cover of regional conflict, Israelis who have established illegal settlements and outposts in the West Bank become emboldened to take over more land as world attention remains on the war in Iran. 

Israel's Supreme Court on Friday temporarily blocked the government from shuttering the Gaza operations of dozens of aid organisations.

The children of women with ISIS links stuck in a Syrian refugee camp talk about their attempt to leave last week, saying they dream of one day buying toys and ice cream in Australia.

A Kurdish official says the Australian government's criticism of the group that attempted to return to Australia will frustrate the process of them trying to return again.

As Israel's security cabinet agreed on a plan that would pave the way for future settlements in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians say the pressure from Israeli settlers is relentless.

A campaign to save a West Bank football pitch from demolition has gone global. The sport's most powerful bodies, as well as social media influencers, have intervened to pressure Israeli authorities to reconsider its destruction.

The body of the final Israeli hostage has been returned, but uncertainty remains about the future of the strip, including who will oversee its administration, whether Hamas will disarm and the withdrawal of Israeli assets.

Australians are among hundreds of tourists scrambling to leave a remote Yemeni island, as a crisis on the mainland between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates causes travel chaos.

For the first time in two years, Bethlehem has restarted its Christmas festivities to "reignite the spirit that everybody needs" while Palestinians continue to live under restrictions.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's backers view his corruption trial as a witch hunt — but his detractors argue it is the system finally catching up to a ruthless political operative who is prepared to do anything to hold on to power.

Thousands of Palestinians turn out in Gaza's Khan Younis to celebrate the wedding of 54 couples who had been unable to tie the knot during Israel's bombardment of the strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has formally asked for a pardon from President Isaac Herzog relating to corruption charges against him.

Heavy rain causes significant flooding in Gaza, with thousands of Palestinians living in tents bearing the brunt of the sudden burst of winter weather.

After Palestinians were expelled from three refugee camps in the Israeli occupied West Bank this year, some fear a new ceasefire in Gaza could prompt Israel to expand its operations in the area once more. 

A small sense of normalcy has returned in some areas of Gaza, but other parts remain under Israeli military control, fuelling concerns the strip is being divided.

Hundreds of thousands of ultra-orthodox Jews have shut down one of the busiest junctions at the entrance to Jerusalem in protest against moves to force them to serve in the Israeli military.

Settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank ramps up every year during olive harvest, but a brazen attack caught on camera has left the community shaken. 

Despite spending more than 20 years behind bars, Marwan Barghouti is the man most Palestinians would want as their leader.

A quiet town north-east of Ramallah, is on the front line of a territorial battle in the West Bank. It is playing out against the backdrop of international recognition of a Palestinian state.

With Hamas yet to provide its response to Donald Trump's peace plan, affected civilians on both sides of the war share their concerns and hopes for the future.

When Amina Al-Mufti left the home her family was sheltering in, her parents expected she would quickly return with a bucket full of water. But she never came back.