Israel attacks displacement shelters to force Palestinians to southern Gaza Israel is ethnically cleansing the central neighborhood of Zeitoun in Gaza by bombing homes and displacement centres. Al Jazeera · Aug 19, 2025
‘The Trump administration personally intervened’: Child abuse suspect freed from custody, flees country, all thanks to Trump Protecting powerful child abusers is very on brand. We Got This Covered · Aug 19, 2025
Israeli PM Netanyahu denounces ‘weak’ Albanese in social media outburst Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has lashed out at Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, accusing him of betraying Israel and abandoning Australia’s Jews. The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025
Ship with hundreds of tonnes of food aid for Gaza nears Israeli port after leaving Cyprus Cyprus was the staging area last year for 22,000 tonnes of aid deliveries by ship directly to Gaza through a pier operated by the international charity World Central Kitchen and a US military-run docking facility known as the Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore System. Euronews · Aug 19, 2025
Senior Israeli official 'released from US' despite child sex offence charge DONALD Trump’s US government has denied intervening to get a senior Israeli official released after they were charged with child sex offences ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025
France leads European pushback against move to end UN Lebanon mission France and its European partners are resisting Washington’s push to end the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon – UNIFIL – arguing its presence remains essential for stability along Israel’s northern border. Radio France Internationale · Aug 19, 2025
Australia cancels visa of far-right Israeli politician Australian home minister accuses Simcha Rothman of intending to ‘spread division’ The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
Israel set to approve 'largest' gas supply deal in its history to Egypt After two years of delays, the Israeli government is expected to finalise the deal with Egypt in the next two weeks, involving exports from Leviathan, Israel's largest gas field. Euronews · Aug 19, 2025
Netanyahu lashes out at Albanese as ‘weak politician who betrayed Israel’ as diplomatic row escalates Israel’s prime minister accuses Australian leader of ‘abandoning’ Jews as tension escalates over visa cancellation and Palestinian recognition The Guardian - AU · Aug 19, 2025
Mediators Await Israeli Response To New Truce Offer Mediators were awaiting an Israeli response Tuesday to a fresh Gaza ceasefire plan, a day after Hamas accepted the proposal and signalled its readiness for a new round of talks aimed at ending nearly two years of war. International Business Times · Aug 19, 2025
Royal Navy should sail to Gaza and deliver vital aid, says MSP The Royal Navy should sail to Gaza and deliver aid to its starving people, an MSP has said ... The National (Scotland) · Aug 19, 2025
Mediators optimistic Israel will accept ceasefire deal that is ‘almost identical’ to one they earlier agreed – as it happened Qatar says no breakthrough has yet been made but Hamas has given ‘positive response’ The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025
Israel bans Australian diplomats from occupied territories, as bilateral relations dive further The Israeli government has revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, in the latest deterioration of relations between the two countries. The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025
A ship with hundreds of tons of food aid for Gaza nears an Israeli port after leaving Cyprus A ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for Gaza is approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025
The Independent UK · Aug 19, 2025 A record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half in Gaza, UN says The U.N. humanitarian office says a record 383 aid workers were killed in global hotspots in 2024, nearly half of them in Gaza during the war between Israel and Hamas
The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2025 There’s a word for the EU’s inaction over Gaza: racism Europe frames the suffering of Palestinians in Gaza as a humanitarian crisis rather than a deliberate political choice. There will be a moral reckoning, says Shada Islam, a commentator on EU affairs
The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025 Hamas accepts new ceasefire deal as Israeli occupation of Gaza City looms Gaza's Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from the war had climbed to 62,004, with another 156,230 people wounded
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2025 Morning Mail: Zelenskyy’s White House welcome, visa stoush deepens Israel rift, a ‘really fun space rock’ No sign of Ukraine ceasefire despite talks in DC between Zelenskyy, Trump and European leaders
The Guardian - AU · Aug 18, 2025 Tasmanian Labor’s no-confidence motion in new Liberal government fails – as it happened All the day’s news as it unfolded
The Conversation · Aug 18, 2025 NZ is trailing its allies over Palestinian statehood – but there’s still time to show leadership It’s now a week since Prime Minister Christopher Luxon announced his government had begun to formally consider New Zealand’s position on the recognition of a Palestinian state.
Al Jazeera · Aug 18, 2025 Israeli attacks, forced starvation have killed 62,000 Palestinians in Gaza Israel is intensifying its strikes on Gaza City, the territory’s largest urban centre, as it plans to seize it.
International Business Times · Aug 18, 2025 Israeli Controls Choke Gaza Relief At Egypt Border, Say Aid Workers At the Rafah crossing into the Gaza Strip, hundreds of aid trucks sat unmoving in the Egyptian desert, stuck for days with only a handful allowed through by Israel to relieve the humanitarian disaster across the border.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025 Hamas says it accepts proposal for Gaza ceasefire and release of hostages Deal would include 60-day halt to violence and exchange of half of living Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners
International Business Times UK · Aug 18, 2025 Israeli Cybersecurity Official Back in Israel After Shock Arrest in Nevada for Preying on Children Online Israeli cybersecurity official Tom Artiom Alexandrovich arrested in Nevada child‑predator sting, released on $10,000 bail and returns to Israel amid scrutiny.
AAP · Aug 18, 2025 'Weak' PM condemned by Israeli leader amid visa stoush Israel's prime minister has labelled Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese a "weak politician'" as a diplomatic stoush escalates between the two nations.