Just days before Anthony Albanese is due to fly to Washington, the PM has declared President Trump ‘deserves congratulations’ but has stopped short of backing his bid to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Andrew Greene
TIMELINE: Now that the Israeli Government has officially approved Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan, a series of historic events are set to play out. Here is what we know.
Max Corstorphan
Federal minister Mark Butler has welcomed the Middle East ceasefire agreement, but said there was still uncertainty about the future for the region.
Zac de Silva and Andrew Brown
The Israeli cabinet has approved a Gaza peace plan, endorsing the US-brokered ceasefire and hostage release which US President Donald Trump says will happen on ‘Monday or Tuesday’.
Kimberley Braddish
The Albanese Government has claimed two women who ran off to join Islamic State received no special support from the Government to return home.
Katina Curtis
AARON PATRICK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly said Hamas’ removal is non-negotiable, no matter how many civilians have to die to eliminate Israel’s enemy from the Gaza Strip.
Aaron Patrick
Australia has welcomed Donald Trump’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have struck the first phase of a peace deal that will lead to the release of all hostages and withdrawal of troops from Gaza.
US President Donald Trump said he plans to travel to Israel on Sunday or Monday, around the time the last 20 hostages would be released after two years in captivity.
Aaron Patrick, Max Corstorphan and Kimberley Braddish
Displaced residents gathered before the sun rose on October 7 to honour relatives killed two years ago in the Hamas-led attacks, a terrible day in rituals marred by the irrepressible sounds of war.
Heidi Levine, Lior Soroka, Kareem Fahim, Miriam Berger
Israel and Hamas have gathered in Egypt for indirect talks over a US-backed plan to end the Gaza war after months of deadlock.
Claire Parker, Abbie Cheeseman, Heba Farouk Mahfouz
Supporters of Palestine have been warned they will damage their political cause if they take to the streets to hold rallies on the anniversary of the October 7 Hamas terrorist attacks.
Hamas has announced it will release all remaining hostages subject to ‘field conditions’ as US President Donald Trump sets a hard deadline on the Gaza peace deal.
As the US President awaits Hamas’ response, the group is reportedly expected to reject the proposed peace plan for Gaza, arguing it disregards the needs of the Palestinian people.
Staff Writers
The White House released a lengthy plan Monday calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and laying out plans for the territory.
Webservice User
US President Donald Trump says they are ‘beyond very close’ to forging a peace deal in Gaza and he hopes Hamas militants will accept it.
Matt Spetalnick, Trevor Hunnicutt and Nidal al-Mughrabi
The PM has visited one of the world’s biggest mosques as he seeks to strengthen Australia’s ties in the Middle East.
Shannon Hampton
A decision by countries including Australia to recognise Palestinian statehood is a ‘mark of shame,’ Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says.
Anthony Albanese has used his first speech as Prime Minister at the United Nations to round on the Israeli Government saying it must accept its share of responsibility for the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
Latika M Bourke
An Israeli official says military operations are focused on getting civilians to leave Gaza City and that it will likely take months to capture.
A young law student has been sentenced to 25 years’ jail in Dubai for reportedly taking a ‘single line of cocaine’.
Matt Shrivell
The Trump Administration has slammed Israel for its attack on a US ally after an airstrike targeted Hamas leaders in Doha and killed a member of Qatar’s security forces.
Kevin Breuninger
Israel's strike on Hamas' leaders in Qatar is a stunning escalation of hostilities that has sparked outrage and been labelled an ‘unfortunate incident’ by the US.
Andrew Mills and Jana Choukeir and Ahmed Elimam and Jeff Mason
Former prime minister John Howard and his long-term foreign minister Alexander Downer have jointly condemned the Albanese Government’s decision to recognise Palestine before a peace process is settled.
Israel says its forces have killed Abu Obeida, the chief spokesman for Hamas’s military wing, in an air strike on Gaza, marking the latest high-profile loss for the group.
Nidal al-Mughrabi and Lili Bayer
