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Jordan hosts a summit Tuesday on the urgent humanitarian response for Palestinians enduring more than eight months of devastating war in Gaza, where the United Nations has warned of looming famine.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese says confused stance risks ‘chasing away’ investment and there will be ‘regrettable’ consequences for global relationships

Hamas gave its official response to the latest US-backed truce proposal for Gaza on Tuesday, calling for a "complete halt" to Israeli "aggression" as fighting raged in the Palestinian territory. The US said it was “evaluating” the response. Earlier, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced $404 million in new…

Israeli hostages rescued in daring raid, U.N. backs Biden's ceasefire plan. Hope for peace as Hamas shows willingness to negotiate.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they have arrested members of an “American-Israeli spy network” days after detaining at least 11 U.N. staffers along with others from aid organizations

The U.S. military says it plans to stockpile humanitarian aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier

Barnaby Joyce and Keith Pitt call for withdrawal from Paris agreement; new push for US-backed agreement

Nate Evans, spokesperson for the U.S. mission to the U.N., said the deal aims to pause the fighting, release hostages, and provide humanitarian assistance.

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted a US-drafted resolution supporting a ceasefire plan in Gaza, as Washington leads an intense diplomatic campaign to push Hamas to accept the proposal.

The UN Security Council has approved its first resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in…

Fourteen countries vote for the resolution, which welcomes a Gaza ceasefire proposal, as Russia abstains.