3 d. ago Greatest reason Gaza war ‘will not end’: Why Hamas isn’t going anywhere

Gaza is pulverised. But reports suggest Hamas fighters have emerged from underground in fresh clothes, with functional weapons and “sparkling clean pick-up trucks”.

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6 d. ago Gaza hostage release as it happened: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges in Israeli parliament address

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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6 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump calls for Netanyahu to be pardoned on corruption charges in Israeli parliament address

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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6 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases 20 living hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump addresses Israeli parliament

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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6 d. ago Thousands of Gazans are going home after two years of war. This is what they’re returning to

Palestinians have returned to their homes in Gaza City in their thousands. Even after two years of war, they were shocked.

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6 d. ago Gaza hostage release live updates: Hamas releases all 20 hostages taken during October 7 attacks; Trump addresses Israeli parliament

All 20 living hostages held by Hamas and thousands of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel walked free as part of a ceasefire pausing two years of war in Gaza. Follow our live coverage.

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7 d. ago Ambulances and coaches move through Gaza ahead of hostage releases

As the ceasefire in the Israeli Palestinian war takes hold, Israeli hostages are returned from Gaza.

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8 d. ago Lidia Thorpe’s protest remarks spark controversy as Israeli hostage release nears

News that after two years of war in Gaza a hostage deal has been reached was met in Melbourne by a large pro-Palestine rally and a joyful pro-Israel gathering.

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9 d. ago These numbers show how two years of war have devastated Palestinian lives in Gaza

Israel’s military campaign has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory and decimated its 365 square kilometres.

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9 d. ago The numbers that show what two years of war have done to Palestinian lives

Israel’s military campaign has upended the lives of 2.1 million Palestinians living in the territory and decimated its 365 square kilometres.

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1 week ago ‘We ended the war’: Joy in Gaza, Israel as Trump acclaims peace deal

Israel appears set to welcome hostages home from captivity under Hamas as soon as Monday or Tuesday, clearing the way for Palestinian prisoners to be released.

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1 week ago What we know about the next steps in the deal to pause the Gaza war

The first phase would free the remaining living Israeli hostages in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, but it left unanswered a long list of questions over what happens next.

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1 week ago A moment of hope breaks the despair of the Gaza war – thanks to Donald Trump

For all his flaws, the US president is personally invested in ending this conflict, and this moment may even bring him nearer a Nobel Prize.

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1 week ago Israel pauses to mark October 7, with a soundtrack of war from Gaza

Israelis commemorated the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks as fighting continued just across the border and ceasefire negotiations took place in Egypt.

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1 week ago Israel pauses to mark October 7, with sounds of war from Gaza

Israelis commemorated the second anniversary of the Hamas-led attacks as fighting continued just across the border and ceasefire negotiations took place in Egypt.

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1 week ago In both Israel and Gaza, the message is the same: Talks must end this war

If Tuesday’s anniversary offered a clarion call, it was this: people on both sides of the border say enough is enough.

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2 w. ago Greens leader Larissa Waters slammed by Labor, Coalition for Manchester attack remarks

Asked about her views on the danger of antisemitism following the stabbings, Waters quickly pivoted to the Albanese government’s stance on the war in Gaza.

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2 w. ago Hamas agrees to release all remaining Israeli hostages after Trump issues ultimatum

Hamas said it has accepted some elements of US President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in the Gaza Strip, including releasing all remaining hostages, but that others require further consultations among Palestinians.

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2 w. ago Albanese endorses Trump’s Gaza role, but isn’t ready to nominate him for a Nobel Prize

Does Anthony Albanese believe Benjamin Netanyahu wants to end the war in Gaza? As we returned to Australia after 11 days overseas, his answer spoke volumes.

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2 w. ago Tony Blair supervising Palestinian ‘modern governance’ is satire, not diplomacy

The newly unveiled 20-point “peace plan” for Gaza has been presented as a blueprint to end the war. In reality, it is designed less to resolve conflict than to reframe it.

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