Europe News Top UN official warns of risk of widening war in the Middle East With no Gaza ceasefire deal yet agreed, clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have raised the risk of all-out war in the Middle East. 30/08/2024
Europe News Borrell says EU should consider sanctions on Israeli ministers But the proposal is unlikely to find consensus among the EU's 27 member countries who are divided over their approach to the war in Gaza. It has already been criticised by Italy’s foreign minister as "unrealistic". 29/08/2024
West Bank Israeli forces expand military operations in the occupied West Bank The UN secretary-general has voiced concern about the possible long-term consequences. 29/08/2024
Israel Hamas reports at least 10 fighters killed in Israel's West Bank raid An Israeli government spokesperson says several suspected militants were also arrested in its 'counter-terrorism' operation. 28/08/2024
Lebanon Guterres calls for de-escalation of attacks between Israel and Lebanon The UN secretary-general made his call as cross-border attacks along the unofficial line of separation intensified. 27/08/2024
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. 26/08/2024
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. 26/08/2024
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. 25/08/2024
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. 24/08/2024
No Comment 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. 21/08/2024
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. 20/08/2024
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. 19/08/2024
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. 19/08/2024
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. 18/08/2024
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." 15/08/2024
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. 14/08/2024
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. 14/08/2024
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. 13/08/2024
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. 13/08/2024
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. 12/08/2024