Terrorism

Greens senator David Shoebridge labels the operation involving a 13-year-old boy an 'obscene' abuse of power.

The Israel-Gaza war has spilled over in Lebanon, Jordan and the Red Sea, fuelling fears of a wider war in the Middle East. Let's take a look at the key players and how the conflict is escalating.

The United States intends to launch further strikes at Iran-backed groups in the Middle East, the White House national security adviser has warned, after hitting Tehran-aligned factions in Iraq, Syria and Yemen over the last two days.

Signs of a Hamas resurgence in the Gaza Strip's largest city underscore the group's resilience despite Israel's deadly air and ground campaign against it over the past four months.

US President Joe Biden imposes sanctions on four Israeli men accused of being involved in settler violence in the West Bank, signalling growing US displeasure with the policies of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The world is waiting to see what the US will do next after vowing to respond to an Iran-backed drone attack that killed three American troops and injured dozens more in Jordan.

The United Nations secretary-general has called on the US and others, including Australia, to resume funding its main agency providing aid in Gaza as Israeli protesters block trucks from entering the enclave. 

The Baluch rights group Haalvash says the victims were Pakistani labourers who lived at a car repair shop where they worked in Saravan in Sistan-Baluchestan province in the south-east border area. 

A growing list of countries are pausing funding for the United Nations refugee agency for Palestinians, after Israel alleged some of the agency's staff were involved in the October 7 terrorist attacks. 

Two Malaysian men, who have been in US custody since 2003, are sentenced to 23 years in confinement over their roles in the 2002 Bali bombings — but a pre-trial deal means they will serve less than six years of their sentences.

Israeli forces have stormed a hospital and placed another under siege in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, as families of the Israeli hostages storm a parliamentary committee. 

The grim milestone came as the UN secretary-general condemned Israeli forces for the extent of civilian deaths, and Israel's cabinet approved a plan for tax funds earmarked for the Gaza Strip to be held by Norway.

A man convicted in 2010 of plotting to blow up New York City synagogues, a Jewish community centre and shoot down military planes, has been ordered to be released from prison by a judge who said the defendant was part of a group manipulated by the FBI.

A Houthi spokesperson says the militant group considers its new terrorist designation by the United States to be "a badge of honor".

The strikes come as both Moscow and Kyiv accuse each other of inflicting dozens of civilian casualties in a sharp escalation of attacks.

Ecuador is reeling from a fresh wave of violence that has shaken the South American nation, with the president launching a military crackdown after criminal groups took more than 100 prison staff hostage and gunmen stormed a live television broadcast.

The Lebanese armed group attacks Israeli border posts and an army headquarters in retaliation for the recent killings of top Hamas and Hezbollah officials, while Israel says intense fighting will continue in southern Gaza. 

It comes as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his tour of the Middle East, seeking to kickstart concerted peace efforts he says are necessary to prevent the violence from spreading to the wider region.

Three months on from the conflict, Western diplomats are trying to prevent the war from spreading, despite Israel continuing with its military campaign.

Defence Minister Yoav Gallant's plan was shared with media but has not been adopted by Israel's war cabinet.

The two Islamic State blasts killed at least 80 people who were commemorating the assassination of a top Iranian commander.

Islamic State claims responsibility for two explosions that killed at least 84 people and injured scores at a memorial for top commander Qassem Soleimani in Iran.

Two explosions in Iran kill almost 100 people, and injure more than 200 others, at a ceremony honouring a top military commander who was killed by a US drone strike in 2020.

Captain Lior Sivan has become the first Australian to be killed while fighting for Israel against Hamas inside Gaza.

A US man connected to religious extremists who killed three people in Queensland's Western Downs last year is seeking to have charges against him dismissed.