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How famine and fear are shaping children’s lives in Gaza

Tess Ingram reports from Gaza hospitals as famine grips children. Video / UNICEF

'Immensely proud': Father welcomes son home after Israel detention

Greta Thunberg joined the flotilla seeking to breach Israel’s Gaza blockade.

Palestinians and Israelis both cheer and worry

NY Times: Relief at a truce is tempered by the fact a secure future has to be worked out.

'We ended the war': Trump speaks after Israel, Hamas agree ceasefire deal

Hostages are set to be freed 72 hours after the deal's approval.

Italy's PM plans public burqa and niqab ban under new legislation

Fines of up to $6000 would apply for wearing burqas or niqabs in public.

Israel Government approves Gaza hostage release deal

'The government has just approved the framework for the release of all the hostages.'

Gaza plan: Who are the hostages believed alive?

New York Times: The Israeli Government believes that 20 hostages are still alive.

UN unveils 60-day aid plan for Gaza once ceasefire starts

UN official Tom Fletcher says plan will feed 2.1 million people once ceasefire starts.

Audrey Young: 'Crowbar Chlöe' – Peters goes nuclear over attack on home

OPINION: Peters is a genuine victim here, but boy, has he used it to maximum advantage.

Sister clings to hope after video of Nepali hostage in Gaza emerges

The footage shows Bipin Joshi alive a month after his October 2023 abduction.

Ravaged by war: Trying to survive Gaza’s present, hoping for a future

New York Times: The health effects of the war could echo through a generation.

Some Israelis who fled 2023 attack have yet to go home

Five communities on the Gaza border bore the brunt of the October 7, 2023, massacres.

'Trying to intimidate us': Ex-Shortland Street actor reportedly intercepted in Gaza flotilla

New Zealand officials are seeking more information.

A perpetual fighter: Israel cannot go on winning like this

New York Times Opinion: It was ultimately the failed attack in Doha that backfired.

Battle over lessons: What Israel should learn from two years of war

New York Times Opinion: Technologies gave Israel the false sense that it was impenetrable.

Protesters and police clash outside Christchurch aerospace summit, 22 people arrested

Pro-Palestine protesters object to links between the aerospace industry and US military.