Penny Wong: decision not to visit the Oct 7 sites ” insulting and deeply concerning”

Australia’s Foreign Minister, Senator Penny Wong is visiting Israel and will not be inspecting the kibbutzim, targets of the October 7 massacre. Read more

‘Allah will curse them’: Gaza civilians call for Israel to overthrow Hamas

Palestinian civilians living in Gaza who have been in contact with the Israeli military are piling scorn on Hamas and encouraging the Israeli military to remove the terror group from power, in audio recordings released by the Israel Defence Forces on Sunday. Read more

War in Gaza between Israel and Hamas reaches 100 days

The war in Gaza has continued for 100 days since gunmen from the terrorist group Hamas ran amok in southern Israel, prompting a fierce military campaign in which almost 24,000 Palestinians are reported to have been killed. Read more

New Year – Old Realities

As predicted, all the unsolved challenges from the old year have reappeared with a vengeance in the new year. Read more

Gaza’s “fake journalists”

After the killing of two Al Jazeera journalists last Sunday in Gaza as the result of an Israeli airstrike, fingers were immediately pointed at Israel, accusing the Jewish state of deliberately targeting journalists. It’s not a new accusation and one that has been levelled at Israel in the past. Read more

Israel says South Africa acting as Hamas’s legal arm

The Israel Foreign Ministry has accused South Africa of acting as the “legal arm of the Hamas terrorist organisation,” as two days of preliminary hearings kicked off at the U.N.’s top court in The Hague. Read more

IDF: two journalists killed in Gaza were senior terrorists

The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) said that two people in Gaza who were killed by its forces and alleged to be journalists were, in fact senior ranking terrorists from Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Read more

Freed South African-Israeli gives searing testimony of Gaza captivity

A South African-Israeli woman freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza after 51 days delivered searing testimony about her experiences there to a Knesset panel on Tuesday. Read more

Israel destroys tunnel network under Gaza hospital and girls’ school

Israeli soldiers destroyed a network of tunnels underneath and around a hospital and adjacent girls’ school in northern Gaza, the Israel Defence Forces said on Wednesday night. Read more

Israeli forces battle Hamas’s Daraj Tuffah Battalion in Gaza City

Israeli ground, aerial and naval forces continued operations across the Gaza Strip as the war against the Hamas terror group entered its 83rd day on Thursday. Read more

American-Israeli missing since Hamas attack declared dead

A 70-year-old American-Israeli teacher who was shot by Hamas terrorists when out for a walk with her husband at their kibbutz on the morning of Oct. 7 has been declared dead, her community announced Thursday. Read more

‘NY Times’ op-ed page gives voice to Hamas-appointed Gaza mayor

’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the news, not a keyboard was clanking, except in New York to target the Jews. Read more

Community support priority as Gaza bombing intensifies

The NSW government says it’s open to talks with multicultural communities to ensure adequate support as conflict and civilian deaths continue in Gaza. Read more

Netanyahu vows no let-up in war against Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep up the fight against Hamas terrorists while Palestinians have mourned more than 100 people who Gaza health officials say were killed in Israeli airstrikes. Read more

Gaza descends into chaos as Hamas staggers

Two incidents caught on video and circulating on social media on Sunday reflect how much Hamas has lost its grip on power in the Strip. Read more

Egypt floats ambitious plan to end Israel-Hamas war

Egypt has put forward an ambitious, initial proposal to end the Israel-Hamas war with a ceasefire, a phased hostage release and the creation of a Palestinian government of experts. Read more

UN and Biden continue to ignore Hashemite Kingdom of Palestine

The passage of United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution 2720 on 22 December signals that the UN and President Biden will not be playing any constructive role in resolving the future of Gaza and its population after the Israel-Gaza War is ended. Read more

Five Gaza hostages found dead in tunnel

Five Israeli hostages killed in Hamas captivity have been recovered from an underground tunnel network in the northern Gaza Strip, the military says, showing footage of a white-tiled bathroom and workroom linked by dark, concrete-lined passages. Read more

IDF discover Hamas bomb belts adapted for children

The Israeli military struck 200 terror infrastructure targets in Gaza over the past 24 hours and seized weapons belonging to Hamas, the Israel Defence Forces said on Sunday. Read more

Israeli military completes takeover of Gaza’s Shejaiya district

The Israeli military completed its takeover of northern Gaza’s Shejaiya district, dismantling Hamas’s “core capabilities” there, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday. Read more

Three wise men

According to Christian tradition, it was about this time of the year that three “wise” men appeared in Bethlehem to visit a newborn Jewish baby. Read more

Israel finds tunnels from Hamas leaders’ homes found

Israeli forces have uncovered a network of tunnels running deep beneath central Gaza City from properties registered to Yahya Sinwar and other senior Hamas organisers of the October 7 attacks on Israel, the military says. Read more

Gaza hospital director admits he worked for Hamas

The director of a Gaza hospital admitted to Israeli interrogators that he was recruited by Hamas to help turn the Strip’s medical centres into military facilities, the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) announced on Tuesday. Read more

Labor MPs join political chorus calling for ceasefire

Federal and state Labor MPs have joined calls for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, joining more than 200 current and former parliamentarians and councillors in signing an open letter. Read more

Wrath of God II: To win, Israel must assassinate Hamas leaders everywhere

Israel’s military achievements against Hamas are impressive. As part of its campaign to destroy the terrorist group, Israel has reportedly struck over 22,000 targets in the Gaza Strip and has killed some 7,000 fighters since the war broke out. Read more

Israel’s military chief takes blame for hostage deaths

Israel’s military Chief of Staff, Herzi Halevi, has taken responsibility for the accidental killing of three Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip. Read more

Israel to allow aid into Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing

The World Health Organisation has welcomed the opening of the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza to allow aid into the enclave. Read more

Over 70 armed Palestinian terrorists captured inside Gaza hospital

Israeli soldiers captured more than 70 armed Palestinian terrorists inside a Gaza hospital, the Israel Defence Forces said on Thursday. Read more

Two hostages confirmed dead, bodies still held by Hamas

An Israeli and a Tanzanian taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 have died in captivity in Gaza, their respective kibbutzim announced in a joint statement on Wednesday night. Read more

Melbourne calls out the Red Cross to do its job

Jewish community members Tamar Paluch and Simone Whine have led a protest held outside the offices of the Red Cross in Melbourne. Read more

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