Israel’s war against Hamas is on a precipice. The world is holding its breath

Israel’s war against Hamas is on a precipice. The world is holding its breath

There are two different ways to try and end the war in Gaza - one of which,at least in the short term,would be far bloodier than the other.

  • byMatthew Knott

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‘Israel must listen’:Albanese aghast at Rafah military strikes

‘Israel must listen’:Albanese aghast at Rafah military strikes

Israel says it rescued two hostages in a raid in Rafah on Monday,at the same time as it hit Gaza’s border city from air,land and sea.

  • byMatthew Knott
Its population swelled from 200,000 to 1.5 million in three months. Now Israeli forces are coming

Its population swelled from 200,000 to 1.5 million in three months. Now Israeli forces are coming

Panic and despair are rising in Rafah,the town that now has roughly three-quarters of Gaza’s population,after Israel said it intends to attack.

  • byNajib Jobain andLee Keath
US is actively pursuing the creation of a Palestinian state

US is actively pursuing the creation of a Palestinian state

A State Department spokesperson declined to give details but told a news briefing the effort has been an objective of President Joe Biden’s administration.

  • bySimon Lewis andHumeyra Pamuk
Hamas studies ceasefire proposal after deadly Israeli hospital raid in West Bank

Hamas studies ceasefire proposal after deadly Israeli hospital raid in West Bank

Israeli commandos disguised as medical workers and Muslim women killed three Palestinian militants in an undercover raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank.

  • byRaneen Sawafta,Fadi Shana andNidal al-Mughrabi
‘More people will die’:Government attacked over Palestine aid halt

‘More people will die’:Government attacked over Palestine aid halt

The top Palestinian representative in Australia said the move will cost innocent lives and fuel extremism in Muslim and Arab communities.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Shortage of teachers is a symptom of system failure

Shortage of teachers is a symptom of system failure

Our education system is broken and it is going to take a long time to fix,if indeed it can be fixed.

Special series:Experts discuss the viability of a two-state solution

Special series:Experts discuss the viability of a two-state solution

Read what leading thinkers say about the two-state solution,a peace proposal that involves the formation of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

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Palestinians and Israelis have been coexisting in peace for years. Their leaders have failed them

Palestinians and Israelis have been coexisting in peace for years. Their leaders have failed them

There are many examples of Israelis and Palestinians uniting through what they have in common,not what they differ on. In these environments,people see humanity.

  • byTim Costello
Time for a two-state illusion has passed. Now we look toward a one-state solution

Time for a two-state illusion has passed. Now we look toward a one-state solution

Israeli policy has produced a one-state reality that is unstable and an untenable path to lasting peace.

  • byA. Dirk Moses
World Court stops short of Gaza ceasefire order but lets genocide case stand

World Court stops short of Gaza ceasefire order but lets genocide case stand

While the ruling denied Palestinian hopes of a binding order to halt the war in Gaza,it also represented a legal setback for Israel.

  • byStephanie van den Berg,Bassam Masoud andNidal al-Mughrabi