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Gaza flotilla
Australian activists detained by Israel while aboard a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza return to Sydney, with organisers alleging abuse, sexual assault and beatings, some of which reportedly…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
World
US state secretary Marco Rubio is confident that Iran will enter significant, time-limited negotiations over its nuclear programme.
May 25, 2026
· 2 min read
Israel
Senior Middle East correspondent Emma Graham-Harrison on a pair of laws recently passed by the Israeli parliament to bring back the death penalty – seemingly only for PalestiniansEarlier this month,…
May 25, 2026
· 1 min read
Herzog, Isaac
In a speech, Isaac Herzog, whose role is largely ceremonial, delivered a grave indictment of settler attacks in the West Bank and abuse of prisoners.
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Senior U.S. officials say deal will not be signed Sunday
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Lebanon
Some casualties after attacks on multiple locations in south and east of country on Sunday, state media reportsMiddle East crisis: live updatesIsraeli strikes have hit southern and eastern Lebanon, a…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Middle East
President Donald Trump said Sunday that he had told US negotiators "not to rush into a deal" with Iran, amid anticipation -- and mounting criticism -- of an agreement to...…
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
Middle East
Every afternoon since Iran's war with the United States and Israel erupted, Sarah has sat with her seven-year-old son for online classes. And despite the... The post Three months of…
May 24, 2026
· 5 min read
Middle East
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Donald Trump Israel would remain free to act against threats in Lebanon during a phone call about an emerging agreement between Washington…
May 24, 2026
· 2 min read
News
The activists claim they were beaten while being held in an Israeli prison.
May 24, 2026
· 3 min read
Middle East
An Israeli airstrike on an apartment in a refugee camp in central Gaza on Sunday left three people dead, including a six-month-old child, health officials said. Medics said the strike…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Middle East and north Africa
US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian controlFull report: Trump says…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Trump noted he also had discussions with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting call 'went very well.'
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
Senate
Key Senate Republicans are raising concerns about a reported peace deal being negotiated with Iran, arguing it would be a disaster for the United States that would make meaningless the…
May 24, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon Friday killed 10 people, including six paramedics and a Syrian girl, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said, the latest in near-daily attacks from both sides that have not stopped…
May 23, 2026
· 3 min read
World
France has decided to ban Israel’s far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from French territory, Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Saturday, adding that this reflected growing anger among governments around…
May 23, 2026
· 2 min read
World
France announced on Saturday it has banned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir from entry for mocking bound activists seized by Israeli soldiers... The post France bans Israeli security…
May 23, 2026
· 3 min read
EU sanctions
Territory ban puts more pressure on EU to act after flotilla video
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
Middle East
Lebanon's military said an Israeli strike on Saturday targeted an army barracks in the south, wounding a soldier, despite a ceasefire in the war between... The post Lebanon says Israeli…
May 23, 2026
· 4 min read
Middle East
President Donald Trump met Friday with top US national security officials as he weighs a path forward on the war with Iran, a person familiar with the meeting said. The…
May 23, 2026
· 4 min read
Middle East
As negotiations over the war in Iran hang by a thread, a notorious Iranian commander sanctioned by the US and wanted by Interpol is helping to craft Tehran’s next moves.…
May 23, 2026
· 6 min read
Middle East
Activists on board a humanitarian flotilla intercepted by Israeli forces on their way to Gaza say they were subjected to beatings, torture and sexual violence while in detention. The Global…
May 23, 2026
· 5 min read
Australian politics
Australia joins the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Canada, Norway, the Netherlands and New Zealand in condemning illegal settlementsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Israeli government…
May 23, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel
He may be the most brazen of the nation’s leaders, but his ideological spirit is found throughout its government, and beyondNo, you’re not hallucinating: western governments really are condemning Israel,…
May 22, 2026
· 2 min read
World
Activists released from Israeli custody after being detained on a flotilla trying to bring aid to Gaza were subjected to abuse, organisers said on Friday, with several hospitalised with injuries…
May 22, 2026
· 2 min read
Across Europe
MEPs question why front groups remain absent from EU terror list despite ties to banned PFLP
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
World
Beirut (AFP) – An Israeli strike on southern Lebanon killed six people on Friday, including two rescuers and a child, the Lebanese health ministry said, despite a fragile ceasefire in…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Gaza flotilla
Activists from the Global Sumud flotilla, which was attempting to break Israel’s blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, recounted the violence they allegedly faced after being detained…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel
In today’s newsletter: As the polls tighten around Benjamin Netanyahu, the coming months may redefine Israel’s political order without resolving its most entrenched conflictsGood morning. On Wednesday, Israeli legislators took…
May 22, 2026
· 2 min read
Antisemitism
The government’s deeply illiberal ‘Yadan bill’ may be dead. But the threat to legitimate protest certainly is notTensions in France over how to respond to a rise in antisemitism have…
May 22, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel
Move comes amid condemnation of Itamar Ben-Gvir after video posted showing detained protesters being tauntedIsrael has said it has deported all the foreign activists it seized from a Gaza-bound flotilla,…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Israel
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has triggered global outrage after sharing footage of himself taunting bound activists who had been detained as they tried to sail to Gaza…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
World
ISTANBUL (AFP) – Turkiye on Thursday said it was sending charter flights to Israel to repatriate hundreds of Gaza flotilla activists, after Israeli forces detained them in scenes that sparked…
May 21, 2026
· 2 min read
Across Europe
The move follows backlash over a video of detained Gaza Aid Flotilla activists being 'humiliated' by the minister
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
Ben-Gvir, Itamar
The national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, posted a video in which he is seen with handcuffed activists forced to kneel on the deck of a ship. It drew a rebuke…
May 21, 2026
· 1 min read
