Today
US orders armed submarine to Middle East as tensions mount
US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin also ordered the Abraham Lincoln strike group to hasten its deployment to the region, as Israel prepares for Iran’s attack.
- Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
Yesterday
Support for Hamas may not bar Gazans from Australia: ASIO boss
The federal Opposition says social cohesion could be at risk if Labor offers Hamas supporters a safe haven.
- Andrew Tillett
Nearly 100 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school refuge: officials
The attack drew condemnation from Arab states, Turkey, France, Britain and the European Union, plus an expression of deep concern from the US.
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- Nidal al-Mughrabi
This Month
Israeli airstrike on school in Gaza City kills over 60 people
The Health Ministry’s Ambulance and Emergency service said the strike on the Tabeen school in central Gaza City also wounded 47 people.
- Associated Press
Britain issues alert for Iran, Lebanon airspace as risks rise
Egypt issued a similar warning, as Western and Arab nations are seeking to head off a major regional conflict in the Middle East.
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- Joanna Plucinska and Rajesh Kumar Singh
Hamas names Sinwar, October 7 attack planner, as new leader
Yahya Sinwar is at the top of Israel’s kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the October 7 attack that killed 1200 in southern Israel.
- Bassem Mroue
US personnel wounded in attack against base in Iraq, officials say
It was unclear whether the attack was linked to threats by Iran to retaliate over the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.
- Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart
Netanyahu clashes with security chiefs on Hamas deal
The Israeli PM is openly at odds with the defence establishment over an agreement that could ease soaring tensions in the region. Analysts blame domestic politics.
- Neri Zilber
Warnings over ASIO workload because of heightened terror threat
The ASIO chief admits the spy agency is “stretched” as it deals with twin challenges of politically motivated violence and foreign espionage.
- Andrew Tillett
Frustration, confusion and Andrew Tate driving extremism in the young
Extremism experts warn that young men are becoming radicalised after looking to social media for simple answers to complicated economic and social questions.
- Gus McCubbing
PM not tough enough on Iranian envoy: Libs
Ambassador Ahmad Sadeghi has hit out a “Zionist plague”, describing Hamas’ commitment to the “wiping out” of Israel by 2027 as a “heavenly and divine promise”.
- Phillip Coorey
Israel braces for attack as US urges Gaza ceasefire
Benjamin Netanyahu told a cabinet meeting “Israel is in a multi-front war against Iran’s axis of evil”.
- Alicia Diaz and Jon Herskovitz
- Analysis
- National security
The politics of grievance has become something more sinister
Ever since 9/11, terror alerts and politics have been inseparable, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t substance behind them either.
- Phillip Coorey
Extremism rising across the board makes terror attack ‘probable’
Security officials are alarmed by Australians embracing more extreme ideologies over issues such as pandemic lockdowns, the war in Gaza and economic hardship.
- Andrew Tillett
Burke working on steps for 2000 Palestinians to stay in Australia
“Obviously, no country in the world would send people back to Gaza at the moment,” says the Home Affairs minister.
- Ronald Mizen
Top US general heads to Middle East as tensions mount
Israel and Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets and the US sent aircraft and warships to the region, amid fears Iran and its proxies will attack in the coming days.
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- George Styllis, Ahmed Vahdat and James Rothwell
20,000 missiles, drones: What a new Israel war could look like
The country’s military capabilities have evolved since it last fought Hezbollah, but so have those of the Iran-backed “axis of resistance”.
- Updated
- Raya Jalabi, Malaika Kanaaneh Tapper and Andrew England
Iran arrests dozens in hunt for suspects in killing of Hamas leader
Iran has begun a sweeping investigation into the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, with its intensity a sign of how damaging the security failure was.
- Farnaz Fassihi
Aid workers still at risk after Australian’s death: report
A former military chief says Israel should formally apologise and offer compensation to victims of bungled drone strike after serious failures by soldiers.
- Andrew Tillett
ASX dives 2pc; PwC bosses grilled; Fear hits AI stocks
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