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President Isaac Herzog

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

last updated:

6 January, 2025

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir speaks in southern Israel in October. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Hardline Israeli minister Ben-Gvir threatens to quit over Gaza ceasefire deal

Reports say Netanyahu’s cabinet will vote to ratify the agreement on Friday, but there has been no confirmation from the PM’s office.

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Israel-Gaza war

Israel strikes Gaza within hours of ceasefire accord with Hamas, residents say

16 Jan 2025 - 11:09PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

‘Big question marks’: experts doubt Gaza ceasefire deal will lead to lasting peace

16 Jan 2025 - 1:42PM

Israel-Gaza war

What does the ceasefire deal mean for Israel, Hamas and the Middle East?

Gaza is in ruins, Netanyahu faces a political reckoning at home and a broader peace remains elusive as Trump’s return looms.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:54PMvideocam

A gunman holds a weapon as Palestinians react to news of the ceasefire, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Biden on Trump getting credit for Gaza ceasefire: ‘Is that a joke?’

Trump had posted on social media that the ‘epic’ hostage deal would not have happened if he had not been elected.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:54PMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Qatar and US announce Gaza ceasefire, hostage release deal

The ceasefire in Gaza will start on Sunday and last six weeks, with phases of implementation planned.

16 Jan 2025 - 3:53PMvideocam

United States

Jared Kushner advises from afar in Trump’s second term as Ivanka opts out

They will not take official roles and will be based in their Miami home, even if Kushner remains involved behind the scenes.

15 Jan 2025 - 7:50PMvideocam

Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner say they will not take official roles in the second Trump administration and will instead be in their Miami home. Photo: AFP

Middle East

‘New era’: Iraq PM says he will sign security deal with Britain

Mohammed Shia al-Sudani touts Iraq-UK ties in London visit, will sign security and strategic partnership deals.

14 Jan 2025 - 12:39PMvideocam

Middle East

At UN, Israel accuses Hezbollah of trying to rebuild with Iran’s help

Israel’s UN ambassador urges action against arms smuggling amid 60-day ceasefire in Lebanon.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:57AMvideocam

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas accepted draft agreement for Gaza ceasefire, release of hostages: officials

The plan still needs to be submitted to the Israeli Cabinet for final approval.

14 Jan 2025 - 9:21PM

Supporters of Israeli hostages during a protest in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Biden pushes for immediate Gaza ceasefire in call with Netanyahu

US national security adviser says parties are very close to a deal to halt fighting, free hostages.

13 Jan 2025 - 4:00PM

Smoke rises after an Israeli air strike at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

Australia

Australian state premier calls synagogue attack an escalation in antisemitism

The attempted arson in Sydney was the latest in a wave of incidents that have targeted the country’s Jewish community.

12 Jan 2025 - 2:32PM

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli PM sends Mossad chief to Gaza ceasefire talks in sign of progress

Spy agency director David Barnea’s presence means high-level Israeli officials who would need to sign off on any agreement are now involved.

12 Jan 2025 - 3:10PM

Israel-Gaza war

Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40 per cent higher than recorded

UK-led group of researchers estimated that almost 60 per cent of deaths were women, children and the elderly.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:59PM

Palestinians carry the body of a child at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Poland says won’t arrest Netanyahu if he visits for Auschwitz commemoration

The Israeli leader is subject to a warrant by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes in Gaza.

10 Jan 2025 - 5:20AM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the 79th General Debate of the UN General Assembly in New York in September. Photo: dpa

United States

Jimmy Carter honoured at state funeral as US mourns former president

President Joe Biden praised the late US leader for rising above politics in his ‘mission to serve and shape the world’.

10 Jan 2025 - 12:26PMvideocam

Middle East

Lebanon’s army chief Aoun elected president, showing regional shifts

Election of Joseph Aoun is seen as a step towards reviving government institutions and securing international aid for Lebanon’s struggling economy.

9 Jan 2025 - 9:54PM

Singapore

3 ‘radicalised’ Singaporeans detained over possible local attacks, to fight Israel

The three Singaporean men were not linked to one other, but their detentions highlight the growing threat of online radicalisation.

9 Jan 2025 - 7:18PM

People gather in front of the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Israel army says body of hostage retrieved from Gaza

The body was found as international mediators kept up a push for a ceasefire and hostage release deal.

9 Jan 2025 - 11:32AM

The Philippines

Filipinos fear US’ anti-ICC bill may impede probe into Duterte’s drug war

The bill slams the ICC’s ‘illegitimate’ charges against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for war crimes related to the Israel-Gaza war.

8 Jan 2025 - 7:00PMvideocam

War and conflict

Opinion | China can help Syria transform from conflict corridor to bridge of commerce

An inclusive, tolerant Syria and a China-led grand coalition to rebuild and revive the economy could see regional strife give way to prosperity.

7 Jan 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

A fighter holds the flag adopted by Syria’s new government, as he visits Mount Qasioun, which was off-limits during the civil war, after the ousting of president Bashar al-Assad, in Damascus, Syria, on December 29. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

Hamas official says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal

Israel and Hamas wrangle over the details of a deal to halt fighting in the Gaza Strip and return hostages home.

6 Jan 2025 - 6:47PM

People protest against the Israeli government and show support for Gaza hostages, in Tel Aviv on Saturday. Photo: Reuters

Israel-Gaza war

UNRWA says 7 babies dead in Gaza from cold weather, lack of shelter

Displaced Palestinians in war-torn Gaza are living in tents with little protection against the elements.

6 Jan 2025 - 1:29PM

Middle East

Israeli military says missile from Yemen intercepted

The missile interception comes only days after an attempted missile and drone strike by the Houthis on Israel.

11 Jan 2025 - 11:17AM

Israel-Gaza war

US Congress notified of planned US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel

Package would add to at least US$17.9 billion in military aid the US has provided Israel since Hamas attacks in 2023 launched the war.

5 Jan 2025 - 12:28AMvideocam

Israeli soldiers on a military vehicle near the border between Israel and Syria. On Saturday the Biden administration notified Congress of a US$8 billion weapons sale to Israel. Photo: EPA-EFE

Israel-Gaza war

Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as new ceasefire talks begin

At least 17 of those who died were killed in air strikes on 2 houses in Gaza City, bringing the day’s death toll across Gaza to 70.

5 Jan 2025 - 5:41AM

A Palestinian boy walks amid the destruction following an Israeli strike on a home in the Shujaiya neighbourhood of Gaza City, on Saturday. Photo: AFP

Israel-Gaza war

Opinion | The West and the rest: how genocide in Gaza will usher in the end of ‘his-story’

The breach of international laws by the West has led non-Western countries to seek new global historical narratives and tell ‘our-stories’.

4 Jan 2025 - 12:00PM

Israel-Gaza war

At least 30 killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes

While stalled ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar, dozens of Gazans were also killed the previous day.

3 Jan 2025 - 9:25PM

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