Australians are traumatised by Middle East horrors. They deserve the facts

Australians are traumatised by Middle East horrors. They deserve the facts

Australians with Israeli,Palestinian and Lebanese links are suffering – and that is intensified in a debate often framed by incorrect information.

  • byPenny Wong

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In its first ground raid into Syria,Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran

In its first ground raid into Syria,Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran

A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.

  • byMelanie Lidman andSamy Magdy
Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza,killing dozens in latest waves of deadly airstrikes

Israel pummels Lebanon and Gaza,killing dozens in latest waves of deadly airstrikes

The latest violence comes as the Biden administration renews its diplomatic push,days before the US election,for temporary ceasefire deals.

  • byWafaa Shurafa andSally Abou Aljoud
Hezbollah’s new chief says group will continue war with Israel

Hezbollah’s new chief says group will continue war with Israel

The group still seeks a ceasefire but on terms it deems acceptable,Hezbollah’s newly named leader Naim Qassem said in a televised address.

  • bySally Abu al-Joud
‘Horrifying incident’:Israel asked to explain deadly strike on Gaza residential block

‘Horrifying incident’:Israel asked to explain deadly strike on Gaza residential block

Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll,with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.

  • byNidal al-Mughrabi
‘Nowhere is safe’:A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict

‘Nowhere is safe’:A photographer’s perspective on the Middle East conflict

Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief,loss and anger.

  • byKate Geraghty
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As US election looms,Biden aides struggle with Middle East wars

As US election looms,Biden aides struggle with Middle East wars

If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have any hope that the warring parties will silence their guns before the US election,there was no sign that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip could pave the way for that.

  • byMichael Crowley andEdward Wong
Why did Israel attack Iran?

Why did Israel attack Iran?

Here’s a look at everything we know about the Israeli military action against Iran and the events that brought the countries to this point.

  • byMatthew Mpoke Bigg
Israel strikes Iran as payback for missile attack,raising fears of a wider war

Israel strikes Iran as payback for missile attack,raising fears of a wider war

The attack risks pushing the arch enemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiralling violence across the Middle East.

  • byJon Gambrell
Iran preparing for war with Israel,but hoping to avert it

Iran preparing for war with Israel,but hoping to avert it

Iran has not faced such a significant external threat since a war with Iraq ended more than three decades ago.

  • byFarnaz Fassihi
US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon,pushes for Gaza ceasefire

US warns against protracted Israeli campaign in Lebanon,pushes for Gaza ceasefire

Mossad intelligence agency head,David Barnea,will go to Doha on Sunday to try to restart talks and meet CIA director William Burns and Qatar’s prime minister.

  • byHumeyra Pamuk,Maya Gebeily andJohn Irish