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Markets

Oil prices rise as Middle East tensions weigh on investor sentiment

Crude oil prices surged to a one-week high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and a weakening US dollar on Monday.

Lebanon

Strikes on Hezbollah 'not the end of the story,' Netanyahu says

The heavy exchange of fire on Sunday threatened to trigger an all-out war that could draw in the US, Iran and militant groups across the region.

Lebanon

Israel strikes south Lebanon as Hezbollah launches barrage of rockets

Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across southern Lebanon early on Sunday whilst Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones at it.

Gaza

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza ahead of ceasefire talks

Among the dead were 11 members of a family, including two children, after an airstrike hit their home in Khan Younis.

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WATCH: Residents dig through rubble after airstrike kills 10

An Israeli airstrike on the Mustafa Hafez school-turned-shelter in Gaza City killed at least 10 people, including displaced civilians.

Israel

Israeli military says it has recovered the bodies of six hostages

Hamas is still believed to be holding around 110 hostages captured in the 7 October attack. Israeli authorities estimate that around a third of them are dead.

Israel

Now could be 'last chance' for Gaza ceasefire deal, says Blinken

Mediators are to meet again this week in Egypt to try to cement a ceasefire.

Israel

Blinken arrives in Israel in bid to seal Gaza ceasefire deal

The US Secretary of States arrival comes after US and fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar said they were closing in on a deal after two days of talks in Doha, with American and Israeli officials expressing cautious optimism.

Israel

Protesters demand deal to release Israeli hostages held in Gaza

International efforts continue to try to secure a ceasefire agreement to end more than 10 months of war between Israel and Hamas. Officials from the United States, Egypt and Qatar ended two days of talks in Doha optimistic that a deal could be reached.

Culture news

Melbourne Orchestra admits 'error' in axing show after Gaza comments

The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra cancelled pianist Jayson Gilliam's show tonight after his comments on Gaza journalists. Faced with criticism, the organization has attempted to backtrack by saying an "error was made."

Culture news

Australian-British pianist's show cancelled over Gaza remarks

Pianist Jayson Gillham, who was supposed to be on stage this Thursday, has been sanctioned by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra for dedicating a performance to the Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza. The Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) has expressed concerns over freedom of speech.

Gaza

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 in Gaza overnight, Palestinians say

One of the strikes killed five children, ranging in age from two to 11, according to a nearby hospital.

Europe News

Iran shuns European leaders' appeal to not retaliate against Israel

Retaliation for Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran would be "a solution for stopping crimes and aggression," the Iranian president told the UK prime minister.

Israel

Euroviews. Freedom of speech and dissent must stay key to US-Israel relationship

Western governments have taken extreme and unprecedented measures that step outside the normal parameters of statecraft, with little or no thought to the larger ramifications, Oded Forer writes.

Israel

US sends submarine to Middle East as Europe calls for ceasefire

As the US deployed its guided-missile submarine USS Georgia to the Middle East, international leaders have joined forces to demand de-escalation and stability in the region that is on the precipice of all-out war.

Israel

Israel revokes accreditation of Norwegian diplomats to Palestine

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said the move showed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government "actively opposes the work for a two-state solution”.

World News

Expert says response to last week assassinations may worsen tensions

According to Dr. Matthew Levitt, from The Washington Institute on Near East Policy, retaliation is almost certain.

Gaza

Hamas names 7 October architect Yahya Sinwar as its new leader

Sinwar is top of Israel’s most-wanted list for masterminding the 7 October attacks, which left 1,200 people dead and about 250 taken hostage.

Culture news

Anne Frank statue in Amsterdam defaced with 'Free Gaza' tag

The incident takes place 80 years to the day after the Nazis arrested the Jewish teenager.

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Prayers held for deceased after deadly Israeli strikes in central Gaza

Around five bodies arrived at a hospital in Gaza's Deir al-Balah on Monday after Israeli strikes killed eight people, including a child and five policemen, health authorities said.

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