Conflict
Antony Blinken heads to Israel to show US solidarity, seek deterrence
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken headed to Israel on a Middle East mission to prevent a wider war from erupting.
Growing concerns for NZ Tongan church group trying to flee Israel amidst war
A New Zealand-based church group is attempting to flee Israel by bus with the help of the Tongan Consulate hours before a lockdown.
Governments scramble to evacuate citizens from Israel
New Zealanders wanting to leave Israel are being supported to use commercial flights, as other countries scramble to lay on repatriation flights to evacuate thousands of tourists stranded there.
After Hamas attack, Israeli retaliation tactics raise Gaza invasion fears
Israel's military has rallied after an initial chaotic scramble to halt an assault by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas and is retaliating with airstrikes on roads, buildings and other sites in Gaza…
The Gaza Strip: Understanding the history to understand the conflict
Analysis - The focus on conflict in the Middle East has again returned to the Gaza Strip, with Israel's defense minister ordering a "complete siege" of the Palestinian enclave.
WHO calls for humanitarian corridor in Gaza
There are growing international concerns about the fate of civilians in Gaza as Israel has continued to pound the Strip with air strikes raising whole districts and killing Palestinians as it takes… Audio
Report from on the ground in Gaza
Hamas has fired hundreds of rockets at the southern Israeli port city of Ashkelon four days after its unprecedented assault on Israel.
More than nine hundred people and taking about one hundred and… Audio
Recap: Pro-Palestine protests criticised; fears for hostages
The death toll continues to rise on both sides of the conflict, while pro-Palestinian protests in America and Canada are being denounced. Follow RNZ's live blog for the latest.
Israel declares siege on Gaza, cutting off power, food & water
Returning to our earlier story about war in the Middle East. Israel has declared a complete seige on Gaza following co-ordinated attacks from Hamas; saying power, electricity, water and food would be… Video, Audio
What is Hamas, how does it control the Gaza Strip and why has Israel declared war?
Israel's security cabinet has formally declared war on Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, following Hamas's attack on soldiers and civilians in southern Israel. Video
Israel-Gaza conflict adds to petrol price pressures - Infometrics
Oil prices jumped by more than $3 a barrel overnight due to concerns the conflict would disrupt output from the Middle East.
Calls for the international leaders to step in as Gaza war escalates
The Islamic Women's Council of New Zealand is calling for the international community to find a resolution in this conflict in Gaza which will uphold the human rights of everyone involved.
On… Audio
New Zealander in Israel explains how war is affecting everyone
The Israeli military has called up an unprecedented 300 thousand reservists and is imposing a total blockade of the Gaza Strip.
It's the clearest sign yet that Israel is planning a ground assault in… Audio
Israel military drafts 300,000 reservists in response to Hamas attacks
Israel's military has drafted a record 300,000 reservists in its response to a multi-front Hamas attack from Gaza and says it is "going on the offensive".
Benjy Treister is a New Zealander whose… Audio
Fears of humanitarian crisis in Palestine
There are fears Israel's response has the potential to create a humanitarian crisis in Palestine.
Palestine Red Crescent Society's Nibal Farsakh spoke to Corin Dann from the Palestine West Bank. Audio
Israeli Defence Force on strong offensive after attacks
Israel says it has regained control of all its territories near Gaza following a multi-front attack from Hamas militants over the weekend.
The Israeli Defence Force has gone on a strong offensive -… Audio
Updates: Hipkins, Albanese united in condemnation of Hamas attacks
The PM says he has spoken to his Australian counterpart and both are agreed in their condemnation of attacks by Hamas militants on Israeli territory.
Kiwi living in Israel describes devastation of attack by Hamas
Israel has declared war on Hamas, after it launched a brutal and highly co-ordinated surprise attack on Israel, taking hostages and killing civilians. More than 700 Israelis and 400 Palestinians are… Video, Audio
More than 1,000 dead in Hamas conflict as Israel declares war
At least 1100 people have been killed and tens of thousands displaced as rocket attacks and gun battles continue in Israel and Gaza. CNN's Nada Bashir speaks to Lisa Owen. [embed]… Video, Audio
Hamas invasion and Israel's response: 'A sequence of crimes'
War crimes are likely being committed by both sides, a University of Waikato international law professor says.
