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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar places his hand over his heart on stage after greeting supporters at a rally in Gaza City in May 2021. Photo: AP

Israel kills Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza

The militant leader has been at the top of Israel’s most wanted list since he masterminded the October 7 attack that sparked the Gaza war.

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US B-2 stealth bombers target underground Houthi bunkers in Yemen

Letters | Why some Arab states refuse to side with either Israel or Iran

As China’s influence in Middle East grows, will US end ‘micromanagement’?

Analysts say both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will have to come to terms with Beijing seeking a greater role as Washington loses sway.

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Illustration: Lau Ka-kuen

US to send THAAD missile defence system to Israel to deter Iran

THAAD is a critical part of the US military’s layered air defence systems and adds to Israel’s already formidable anti-missile defences.

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Israel’s military says 4 soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack

Lebanon-based Hezbollah called the attack near Binyamina city retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut.

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Trump pushes deportation plan in Aurora, city wracked by immigration tensions

Often turning to false claims and dehumanising language, the Republican US presidential candidate says migrants are ‘ruining’ US towns.

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump holds a rally in Aurora, Colorado, on Friday. Photo: Reuters

Trump asks for military aircraft protection, following assassination threats

Biden says he has authorised security to protect Trump as if he were a sitting US president.

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US sway over Netanyahu tested as Israel vows ‘deadly’ Iran hit

White House tries to temper Israel’s retaliation against Iran as Israeli defence minister vows ‘surprising’ response.

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Biden and Netanyahu speak, as Israel vows lethal retaliation against Iran

The Middle East has been on edge awaiting Israel’s response to Iran’s October 1 missile attack.

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US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters

Israel intensifies bombardment of Gaza, southern Lebanon before October 7 anniversary

Israel is battling Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, as it prepares to strike Iran for a ballistic missile attack.

Flames and smoke rise from an Israeli air strike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday. Photo: AP

Opinion | Israel invading Lebanon is nothing new. Will this time be different?

A year since the October 7 attack, Israel has failed to wipe out Hamas as intended. Destroying Hezbollah will prove even harder.

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Trump urges Israel to ‘hit’ Iran’s nuclear sites, criticises Biden’s response

‘Hit the nuclear first, and worry about the rest later,’ the Republican told a campaign event in North Carolina.

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Opinion | How a wider Middle East war could bring a world recession

Volatile oil prices, shaky investor confidence and prospects of interest rate increases threaten a global slowdown if Israel’s war expands.

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Illustration: Craig Stephens

Biden warns Israel against Iran oil strikes as war fears mount

The leader says he doesn’t know if Netanyahu is avoiding a Middle East peace deal in a bid to influence the US presidential election.

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US President Joe Biden makes a surprise appearance during the daily press briefing at the White House on Friday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Oil soars on Biden remarks about possible Israeli strike on Iran facilities

A major strike by Israel on Iran’s export capacity could take 1.5 million barrels of daily supply off the market.

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Explainer | Iran’s main nuclear facilities, long in Israel’s sights

Locations and capabilities of Iran’s key nuclear sites, including Natanz, Fordow, Isfahan, Khondab and Bushehr.

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Israel says 8 soldiers killed in deadliest losses on Lebanon front

Hezbollah says it destroyed three Israeli Merkava tanks with rockets near the border town of Maroun El Ras.

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Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Wednesday. Photo: AP

Israel reinforces military presence in Lebanon, vows Iran will ‘pay’ for attack

Iran and Israel swap threats following missile barrage, raising fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Iran launches missile attack on Israel, Netanyahu vows retribution

Iran fired more than 180 missiles, but most were intercepted by ‘Israel and a defensive coalition led by the United States’.

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Middle East braces for Iran’s next move as Israel strikes Hezbollah

Iran has so far shown little rush to retaliate against Israel for the death of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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The site of the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut’s southern suburbs. Photo: AP

Israel strikes Houthi rebel targets in Yemen, killing at least 4

Strikes came a day after Iran-backed Houthis targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with a missile.

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A large fire and plume of smoke in the port city of Hodeidah, Yemen, after Israeli strikes on the Houthi-controlled city. Photo: AP

Editorial | Work towards peace in the Middle East for sake of humanity

Enough innocent lives have been lost in futile tit-for-tat atrocities and the conflict risks escalating further out of control.

Trump says US should destroy Iran if it harms a White House candidate

The Republican nominee says if he were US president he would warn Tehran about blowing ‘the country itself to smithereens’.

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Trump briefed on ‘specific’ assassination threats by Iran, his campaign says

Trump campaign says Iran wants to assassinate Trump to ‘destabilise and sow chaos’ in the United States.

Donald Trump dances behind bulletproof glass at a campaign rally in Wilmington, North Carolina. Photo: AFP

US sending additional forces to Middle East as Israel-Hezbollah conflict grows

Middle East tensions explode as Israeli air strikes on Lebanon kill nearly 500 people.

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Widespread Israeli air strikes inflicted heavy damage on Hezbollah on Monday. Photo: Reuters

Iranian hackers failed to interest Biden campaign in stolen Trump info: FBI

Nobody on the US president’s team is known to have responded to the unsolicited emails offering the hacked material.

Biden says ‘working out’ whether to let Ukraine use long-range arms in Russia

Top American diplomat Blinken says the US will ‘look and to listen’ to Kyiv’s request to lift restrictions on its use of the missiles.

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US-Iran tensions
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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