The Palestinian Territories
Australian government ‘deeply alarmed’ over flotilla activists’ claims of abuse in Israeli custody
Israel’s ambassador to Australia said “no one was hurt” when 428 participants were intercepted at sea and detained. The Australians who have just been released from prison say otherwise.
- Bronte Gossling and William Davis
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‘I’m enraged’: Family demands answers from Israel, meeting with PM as activists arrive home
Gemma O’Toole was the first of 11 Australians released by Israel to arrive home on Sunday night. She was greeted by her parents and supporters at Melbourne Airport.
- Roy Ward
‘It was chaos’: Australians released from Israeli prison, allege mistreatment
Between hugs and tears with family members at Istanbul Airport, some of the 11 flotilla activists have said the group was mistreated and abused by Israeli authorities.
- Bronte Gossling and Emily Kaine
- What We Know
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Two grandmothers, a mother and daughter, a doctor: What we know about the 11 Australians in an Israeli prison
Worried families back home claim the Australian government is asking them for updates, rather than giving them. Here’s what we know about those detained in the Negev Desert.
- Bronte Gossling and Nick Newling
The Sydney school where children prepare to survive a terrorist attack
The Royal Commission into Antisemitism heard that children at one Jewish school in Sydney prepared for a terrorist attack with “simulations and evacuation drills”.
- Alexandra Smith and Michaela Whitbourn
Palestinians vote in Gaza for first time in more than two decades
The vote in Gaza’s central city of Deir al-Balah was part of the Palestinian Authority’s effort to politically link Gaza and the West Bank, officials said.
- Sam Metz and Wafaa Shurafa
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Troubling’: Top Australian Jewish groups denounce Israel’s new death penalty
Australia’s peak Jewish groups have made a rare break with Israel to condemn a law approving the hanging of Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis.
- Matthew Knott
‘Israel and Australia have always been very close friends’: Isaac Herzog’s full interview
The Israeli president spoke about his controversial trip to Australia, the relationship between the nations, and what comes next for the Middle East.
- Peter Hartcher and Matthew Knott
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- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Herzog’s warning to Albanese: Now is not the time for a two-state solution
On the eve of his trip to Australia, the Israeli president says the savage October 7 attacks so traumatised his people that a Palestinian state is not workable in the near future.
- Matthew Knott and Peter Hartcher
- Updated
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israel recovers last hostage body, paving way for Gaza’s lifeline to reopen
The remains of police officer Ran Gvili – held in Gaza for more than 840 days – have been identified and will be returned for burial, the Israeli military said.
- Alexander Cornwell