Israel-Hamas war

A team of six Israeli negotiators arrived in Cairo, and Israel’s defense minister said its recent offensive has positioned it to reach a deal with Hamas.

The IDF said it has also struck about 37,000 targets from the air within the Gaza Strip and more than 25,000 terrorist infrastructure and launch sites.

Israel targeted Hamas’s military leader near Khan Yunis, couldn’t confirm he was dead but confirmed a top deputy was.

The IDF hit Gaza hard, which Hamas said might jeopardize cease-fire negotiations that have ramped up over the past few days.

The envoy’s role will be to shore up social cohesion as communities remain divided over the Middle-East conflict.

Right-wing partners threaten to drop out of Netanyahu’s coalition but a centrist leader said he'll join if it will help lead to a hostage deal.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the senator won her position with support from the Labor Party.

As Washington reported progress in restarting negotiations, the IDF pressed Hamas throughout Gaza and hit suspected terrorists in the West Bank.

As the defection of Muslim Senator Fatima Payman ignites a debate about parties representing different faiths, the prime minister cautions against it.

West Australian Senator Fatima Payman has announced she has quit Labor following her move to cross the floor in voting in favour of a Palestinian state.

Two activist groups say they will try to coax the country’s 800,000 strong Muslim community to move their vote away from Labor.

It is the latest incident instigated by radical activists supposedly in support of Palestinians.

Israel pressed its attack on Hamas in Khan Younis and Rafah and ceasefire talks stalled amid turmoil over the Gaza hospital director’s release.

‘I do not for one second think that the Labor party has been anything other than reaching out to her.’

Senator Fatima Payman says she will abstain from Senate matters for the week following her suspension from the Labor caucus.