Palestine

Images from the scene show the twisted wreckage of a van with what appears to be the remnants of the word "PRESS" on the back doors.

Israel has begun ground operations in Lebanon it says targets Hezbollah, with flares and shelling, and strikes on the capitals of Lebanon and Syria, while Lebanon's military has withdrawn.

Damien O'Connor has removed a social media post he shared that seems to justify Hamas' 7 October attack on Israel, but has not apologised.

Why some US Democrats think a political misstep at the party's convention could threaten Kamala Harris' election chances.

Gaza ceasefire and hostage negotiations have discussed new compromises between Israel and Hamas as malnutrition soars in the Palestinian enclave, where polio has been discovered.

In many ways, the Palestinians' mass expulsion from what is now Israel in 1948 pales in comparison to the calamity now unfolding in Gaza.

University of Auckland staff are concerned by a move to block a protest encampment on campus to call for support for the rights of Palestinians.

Hundreds of people holding empty plates have gathered in central Auckland demanding the government call for a cease-fire in Gaza.

When Israeli special forces rescued two of the hostages kidnapped by Hamas there was relief for their families, but more than 70 people were reported killed on the night.

Benjamin Netanyahu has again insisted Israel should retain security control over all Palestinian territories.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Palestinians must not be pressured into leaving Gaza, and must be allowed to return to their homes once conditions allow.

Israeli troops have been fighting fierce battles with Hamas in an expanding offensive into southern Gaza, forcing Palestinian civilians to cram into a city near the Egyptian border.

Five New Zealand permanent residents have escaped Gaza through the Rafah crossing overnight, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says.

A group of hostages have been released today in Gaza, with the release deal back on after a row over aid supplies to the besieged enclave was resolved following mediation by Qatar and Egypt.

Hamas fighters have released 24 hostages during the first day of the war's first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip.

UN aid deliveries to Palestinians in Gaza have been suspended due to shortages of fuel and a communications shut down, as Israeli troops battle Hamas militants in the enclave.

Britain's PM has brought back his party's former leader David Cameron as foreign minister after sacking his interior minister following comments she made on police handling of a pro-Palestinian march.