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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Martin Farrer

Morning Mail: US seeks to contain Middle East conflict, Liberal apology for history book, and the pain behind Tim Winton’s new novel

A portrait of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah hanging on the rubble of a building destroyed by Israel in Beirut.
A portrait of assassinated Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah amid a ruined building in Beirut. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Morning everyone. The crisis sweeping the Middle East continued overnight as eight Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon, while dozens of people were killed in Gaza in ground raids and airstrikes by the Israel Defense Forces. Joe Biden said he would not support Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites as the US sought to temper Israel’s response to Iran’s missile attack.

We also have the story of a senior ACT Liberal who wrote a school history book that glossed over the frontier wars. There’s evidence rents may have peaked, and Hobart’s symphony orchestra has a noisy neighbour problem.

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