Conflict

Relations between the United States President and Israel Prime Minister have sunk to a wartime low, with the US allowing passage of a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN.

The UN Security Council has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position.

Across the country the Russian tricolour is flying at half mast, entertainment and sports events have been cancelled, TV newsreaders are wearing black.

Russia and China have blocked a US draft resolution put to the UN which for the first time called for a ceasefire and hostage releases in Gaza.

Israeli forces have detained hundreds of Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters including a number of security officials and military commanders during its extended raid into Gaza's main hospital, the…

The Israeli offensive has displaced nearly 2.3 million people, caused a starvation crisis, flattened most of the enclave, and killed more than 31,000 people, according to Gaza's health ministry.

Eyewitnesses described panic and gunfire around the hospital in Gaza City after IDF troops moved in.

Aml has been living in New Zealand since January - it's the longest her family has stayed in one place in six months after she became one of nearly 2 million people who have been displaced across the… Audio

Israeli PM OKs proposal to attack southern Gaza city, where more than a million people are sheltering from war.

Vladimir Putin warned the West on Wednesday that Russia was technically ready for nuclear war. But how ready?

A ship taking almost 200 tonnes of food to Gaza has left a port in Cyprus, taking aid to a population on the brink of famine.

A US military ship is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza, the army says.

Allied forces say they repelled a series of Iranian-backed Houthi attacks off the coast of Yemen.

They were among 16 countries that paused funds after Israel accused at least 12 UNRWA staff of involvement in the 7 October attack by Hamas.

An internal UN report seen by the BBC has described widespread abuse of Palestinians who were captured and interrogated at makeshift Israeli detention centres.

A maritime corridor to Gaza could begin operating this weekend to boost aid to the territory, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen says.

In the speech, Biden announced the US military will construct a port on Gaza's Mediterranean coast. Video