Occupied Palestinian Territories

Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any peace deal with Washington, and has suggested in recent days that it could intervene directly if Israel keeps up attacks there.

Donald Trump has condemned a House vote seeking to curb his war powers in Iran, as fresh fighting and diplomatic efforts unfold across the Middle East.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has told a parliamentary hearing she believes the allegations of Australian activists, who say they were sexually assaulted while detained by Israeli forces.

It's been seven months since the ceasefire in Gaza, but reconstruction has barely begun, water remains contaminated and minimal aid is getting into the strip. This is what life is like for its residents.

Iranian state media is reporting that the country's government has halted negotiations with the United States over an end to the war in the Middle East, in protest over Israel's conduct in Lebanon.

Donald Trump is reported to be amending a peace plan, which could fuel further delays in finding a final agreement. 

Eleven Australians detained by Israeli forces while attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have submitted evidence to the International Criminal Court alleging abuse, torture and other violations during their detention.

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Israel effectively controls an estimated 64 per cent of Gaza, now bombarded to ruins by Israel's two-year military assault that followed the 2023 Hamas attack on southern Israel.

An Israeli air strike in Gaza has killed new Hamas leader Mohammed Odeh, his wife and two of his children, the militant group has confirmed.

As US President Donald Trump pushes for a deal with Iran, he is reviving one of the signature foreign policy projects of his first term: the Abraham Accords.

One of Israel's most prominent opposition politicians has called for an investigation into Israel's far-right national security minister, after he posted video showing alleged abuse of activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla last week.

In the wake of an outcry over its treatment of detained activists, Israel has focused on messaging as its actions undermine its support from the international community. 

The month he turned 30, Mosab Abu Toha was blindfolded, beaten and detained by the Israel Defense Forces. The essay he wrote about it won a Pulitzer Prize.

Some of the detained activists were being pushed and dragged along the ground by Israeli forces while Itamar Ben-Gvir was taunting them.

Reports have been circulating that the ICC is preparing to issue warrants against Israel's far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich.

The organisers of a flotilla of ships trying to break Israel's maritime blockade of Gaza say Israel's navy is intercepting the group off the coast of Cyprus.

Tens of thousands of people have marched through central London in two separate protests: one against immigration and another in support of Palestinians.

Izz al-Din al-Haddad is the most senior Hamas official to be killed by Israel since a US-backed ceasefire agreement meant to halt fighting was implemented in October.

Seven Palestinians, including a child, have died in Friday's air strikes, which Israel said targeted Hamas militant leader Izz al-Din al-Haddad.