War
Fighting in Gaza intensifies
Fighting has intensified in Gaza as the Israeli army continues to push into the city of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced people have been sheltering.
In one of his strongest moves… Audio
Green Party on calls for ceasefire in Gaza
The Foreign Minister Winston Peters is set to ask Parliament to call on all those involved in the Gaza conflict to "take urgent steps towards establishing a ceasefire".
Peters will also move that MPs… Audio
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters expected to call for ceasefire in Gaza
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters is expected to call for a ceasefire in Gaza during Parliament on Thursday.
Parliament's agenda for Thursday afternoon states that Peters will ask it to express… Audio
Ukrainians prepare for long war, but will the West stay the course?
More than 21 months into the biggest conflict in Europe since World War II, fighting rages with no end in sight.
Labour calls on government to help family members of NZ citizens in Gaza
Labour is calling on the government to help family members of New Zealand citizens in Gaza.
Immigration spokesperson Phil Twyford says the government should be helping by adding names to the… Audio
New Zealand residents escape Gaza, Peters says
Five New Zealand permanent residents have escaped Gaza through the Rafah crossing overnight, Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters says.
Israeli bombing of Gaza intensifies, refugee camp reported hit
Israeli forces bombed wide areas of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, civilians in the besieged territory seeking shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south.
'A night of horror' - 193 people killed in latest attacks on Gaza
Israel has carried out intense air strikes on Khan Younis in southern Gaza, with residents describing it as the heaviest bombing of the war.
'Hell on Earth has returned to Gaza' - Israel/Hamas truce talks collapse
Renewed fighting in Gaza stretched into a second day on Saturday after talks to extend a week-old truce with Hamas collapsed and mediators said Israeli bombardments were complicating attempts to again…
Protester self-immolates outside Israeli consulate in US
A protester with a Palestinian flag self-immolated on Friday outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta.
Israel wants buffer zone in post-war Gaza - sources
Israel has informed Arab states it wants to carve out a buffer zone on the Palestinian side of Gaza's border to prevent future attacks, sources say.
Israel-Hamas ceasefire extended minutes before it was due to expire
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire has been extended just minutes before it was due to expire. Israel's military says a truce with Hamas will continue "in light of the mediators" efforts to continue the… Audio
Israel-Hamas reportedly agree to extend truce
An agreement's been reached to extend the Israel-Hamas truce with the militant group expected to free another 10 hostages a day for two days. Today, 11 hostages were released by Hamas and are now back… Audio
Biden hopes for extension of Israel-Hamas truce as more hostages released
The US President hopes the temporary truce between Israel and Hamas can go on as long as hostages are being released.
Red Cross receives latest group of Israeli and foreign hostages
Hamas said it had handed over 13 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and a person with Russian citizenship who had been held in the Gaza Strip to the Red Cross on the third day of a truce.
NZ-Israeli soldier on Gaza conflict
The four-day truce between Israel and Hamas continues to hold with the release of 14 Israeli hostages, three Thai nationals and one Russian to the Red Cross.
Monday is the third day of a four-day… Audio
'That's my son!' Thai family overjoyed as second group of hostages freed
The mother of a Thai hostage freed from Gaza said she was indescribably happy her son was among the four most recent Thai nationals confirmed as freed from Hamas captivity.
'Can't find words' - Israeli families welcome second group of hostages
Emily Hand had her ninth birthday as a hostage in Gaza, the day before she was reunited with her father, who initially believed she had been killed in the devastating attack on southern Israel last…
Gaza hostage release back on after aid row settled
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.
'I am not celebrating' - Israeli hostage families anxious as first releases begin
The first group of Israelis freed from captivity in Gaza on Friday returned to Israel on the first day of a planned four-day truce during which further exchanges of hostages for Palestinian detainees…