Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has deployed IDF tanks in the occupied West Bank for the first time since 2002, a move described as a ‘dangerous escalation’ by Palestinian authorities.
Max Corstorphan
The remains of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has reportedly been collected by Red Cross officials after a body wrongly identified as hers was handed over by Hamas militants in a macabre spectacle.
Peta Rasdien
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the IDF to carry out attacks after three public buses exploded in a suspected terror attack on Israel.
Israel has revealed one of the bodies handed over by Hamas after a macabre spectacle overnight is not that of Shiri Bibas, as the militants had claimed.
James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell and Alexander Cornwell
The body of the youngest Israeli hostage taken by Hamas, aged just nine months old when captured, is set to be returned to Israel along with the bodies of the infant’s mother and young sibling.
Staff Writers
Senator Fatima Payman has weighed into the debate over the two NSW nurses filmed making vile anti-Semitic comments, saying no one should be denied healthcare while accusing MPs of double standards.
Katina Curtis
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky will reportedly not attend US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, claiming he was not invited, as scrutiny over an agreement made without Ukraine continues.
The Israeli influencer at the centre of a video showing two NSW nurses making vile anti-Semitic threats has released the full, unedited version of the sickening exchange, saying he had ‘nothing to hide’.
David Johns
Eight Israeli hostages, including five Thai nationals, have been freed by terrorist organisation Hamas in a tense exchange that delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners.
Israel has confirmed that eight hostages who were due to be released in the first phase of the ceasefire agreement have been confirmed dead, killed by Hamas.
Gaza’s next chapter depends on whether the international community is willing to act decisively. If not, this ceasefire could be remembered as a brief pause before the next war.
Bren Carlill
Hamas is preparing to release six Israeli hostages after what the Israeli Government has called ‘vigorous and determined negotiations’ that have resulted in the terrorist organisation backtracking.
British-Israeli Emily Damari was held in squalid conditions after being taken captive by Hamas terrorists. Now, she’s finally free.
Andy Jehring
Donald Trump claims full credit for the ceasefire and hostage release agreement that - after 14 months of negotiations since the last pause in fighting - with an unlikely team securing the deal.
Karen DeYoung, Shira Rubin, Gerry Shih
An official has revealed the full list of hostages set to be released by Hamas during the first six-week ceasefire stage, as three Israelis become the first hostages reunited with their families.
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement has come into effect, with celebrations in the streets as the first Israeli hostages held in Gaza are freed and reunited with loved ones.
After fears the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was close to falling through, negotiators have reportedly officially signed the deal which could see hostages freed on Monday.
Israeli politicians have threatened to resign from government if a ceasefire agreement, that would see the release of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza goes ahead, with the deciding vote delayed again.
STEPHEN POLLARD: The Gaza deal should be seen not as the final hurrah of the Biden administration but, rather, as the first foreign policy success of Mr Trump’s second term.
Stephen Pollard
Israel and Hamas have reached an historic ceasefire deal that will see about 60 hostages, still alive and being held in Gaza, heralding the hopeful end of over 15 months of bloodshed and war.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement as a “constructive step towards peace and stability” in the region.
Max Corstorphan and Ellen Ransley
‘After over 460 days of our family members being held in Hamas tunnels, we are closer than ever to reuniting with our loved ones.’
Hamas and Israel have reached a ceasefire and hostage release deal following more than 15 months of bloodshed. Here is what we know.
Leo Sands, Abbie Cheeseman, Sammy Westfall, Karen DeYoung
President-elect Donald Trump, who warned of ‘hell to pay’ if hostages were not released before he took office, has swiftly claimed credit for the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
Susannah George, Karen DeYoung, Sammy Westfall
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