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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Free speech or threat to society? Uni tensions demand political intervention
When protesters want unconditional support for a terrorist organisation, the university camps arising from the Israel-Gaza conflict have moved beyond a debate about youthful ideals.
- by David Crowe
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‘Like a ghost town now’: Palestinians flee for safety amid Israel’s threat of Rafah invasion
Residents said tanks, which had moved in to take control of the crossing, had not entered built-up areas of the city and gun battles were still outside the city limits.
- by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Hatem Khaled
Biden vows US will cut off weapons to Israel if it goes into Rafah
The comments represent the most direct threat the president has made to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the war began on October 7.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Warning as universities refuse police help with pro-Palestine camps
Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Shane Patton said police were having daily meetings with security staff, worried by a growing risk of violence.
- by Robyn Grace
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Israeli tanks take control of Gaza side of Rafah crossing
The Gaza Crossings Authority said in a statement that Israel’s takeover was a “death sentence” against Gazans, particularly the ill and injured.
- by Sam Mednick, Josef Federman and Bassem Mroue
Inside the White House scramble to broker a deal in Gaza
Over the course of a few hours, the news from the Middle East came into the White House Situation Room fast and furious. Officials rushed to work out the truth.
- by Peter Baker
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Hamas says it accepts ceasefire deal while Israel claims operations continue
Potential ceasefire talks come as Australia is preparing to cast a potentially controversial vote on whether to admit Palestine as a full member of the United Nations.
- by Matthew Knott and Reuters
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Israel begins evacuation of Rafah, warns ‘powerful’ operation near
Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed Hamas wasn’t serious about a deal and warned of “a powerful operation in the very near future in Rafah”.
- by Sam Mednick and Josef Federman
Israel accused of executions, using human shields in West Bank raid
The incursion was the latest in a series of Israeli raids in West Bank cities that have made the past few years the deadliest in decades for Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied territory.
- by Kareem Fahim and Sufian Taha
Body of man thought to be a Hamas hostage found in Israel
The 23-year-old had been missing since October 7 when he was last seen working at a music festival that was attacked by Hamas after they stormed out of Gaza.
- by Aamer Madhani
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Cops to remain on Ivy League campus until after graduations
The sight of law enforcement officers in and around a prestigious college campus is somewhat jarring, even with its history of activism.
- by Farrah Tomazin