Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Hezbollah flag-waving protesters risk jail,AFP warns

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has demanded authorities check the visa status of demonstrators who waved Hezbollah flags and glorified the militant group’s slain chief Hassan Nasrallah.

  • byPaul Sakkal,James Massola,Olivia Ireland andMarta Pascual Juanola

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The seven top Hezbollah commanders killed by Israel – and who’s next up
Lebanon

The seven top Hezbollah commanders killed by Israel – and who’s next up

Lebanon’s most powerful military and political force is trying to recuperate from severe blows. Here are the key figures struck down by Israel – and who could replace them.

  • byKareem Chehayeb andJack Jeffery
Hezbollah is damaged,not finished. But what will Iran do about it?
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Opinion

Hezbollah is damaged,not finished. But what will Iran do about it?

So Israel has extinguished Hezbollah’s leader. These types of conflicts aren’t won simply by killing the leadership.

  • byRodger Shanahan
Demonstrators mourn slain Hezbollah leader at protests in Sydney and Melbourne
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Protests

Demonstrators mourn slain Hezbollah leader at protests in Sydney and Melbourne

Amid escalating Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon,Australian protesters joined demonstrators around the world in renewed opposition to Israel’s bombing campaign.

  • byMichael McGowan
Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon are different from what’s happening in Gaza. Here’s why
Opinion
Opinion

Israel’s airstrikes in Lebanon are different from what’s happening in Gaza. Here’s why

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has reached an exceedingly dangerous point that should compel the world to rethink its strategy of running for the hills.

  • byDan Perry
‘It’s mayhem’:Can all-out war in Lebanon be prevented?
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

‘It’s mayhem’:Can all-out war in Lebanon be prevented?

Why has the conflict over the Israel-Lebanon border escalated? How bad is it looking? And what do Iran and the US want to happen?

  • byGemma Grant,Angus Holland andJackson Graham
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Australia joins US in plea for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah
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Israel

Australia joins US in plea for immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah

Anthony Albanese joined world leaders calling for a 21-day truce in the conflict,before Israel hit another 75 targets in Lebanon killing at least 23 Syrians.

  • byMatthew Knott
US sends troops to Middle East after Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill hundreds
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

US sends troops to Middle East after Israeli strikes in Lebanon kill hundreds

Israeli forces struck multiple Hezbollah targets inside Lebanon killing 492 people,including 35 children and 58 women,and wounding another 1645.

  • byTara Copp andBassam Hatoum
Australians urged to leave Lebanon as government won’t be able to help them all
Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Australians urged to leave Lebanon as government won’t be able to help them all

Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the number of Australians now in Lebanon who may require assistance during a full-blown war is “beyond the capacity of the government”.

  • byMatthew Knott
Why Hezbollah’s best hope is for Israel to invade Lebanon
Opinion
Opinion

Why Hezbollah’s best hope is for Israel to invade Lebanon

After October 7,Israel is not interested in red lines,and tragically,Lebanon will probably come to know the horror of that.

  • byDavid Livingstone
Hezbollah commander killed by Israel had $10m bounty on his head
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Hezbollah commander killed by Israel had $10m bounty on his head

It was the first such Israeli attack on Lebanon’s capital in months and came shortly after Hezbollah pounded northern Israel with 140 rockets.

  • byLaila Bassam andSarah el Deeb